The Morning Read
Your Daily Roundup of LAUSD news from across the web | 10.05.21
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Mayoral Candidates’ Education Views
The race over who will replace Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa in June has thus far focused on non-education issues, but the five main City Hall candidates have taken some positions on education topics and the USC School of Journalism news blog has a quick roundup. Some highlights: Councilmenber Eric Garcetti supports a school funding revamp to...
By Alexander Russo | January 28, 2013
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Reform Coalition Weighs In for Anderson, Sanchez, & Garcia
Late on Friday, the Coalition for School Reform, an Independent Expenditure (IE) committee, filed paperwork indicating that it had spent its first money: $45,457 for District 4 candidate Kate Anderson, $33,431 for District 6 candidate Antonio Sanchez and $29,238 for District 2 incumbent Monica Garcia. Most of the money went to The Feldman Group, which has...
By Hillel Aron | January 28, 2013
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Employees Contribute to Zimmer, Skeels, & Garcia
The latest campaign contribution disclosures filed with the City reveal that LAUSD employees are not shy about kicking in money to support their favorite School Board candidates — a practice which is legal as long as the contribution is not solicited: Steve Zimmer, the incumbent running on the Westside for the District 4 seat, has...
By LA School Report | January 28, 2013
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Morning Read: Incumbents Lead on Direct Contributions
LA Election Fundraising Tops $18M In races for the Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education, incumbents easily outpace challengers. LA Daily News L.A. Unified’s College-Prep Push Is Based on False Data San Jose’s school district, which requires all students to pass the classes necessary to apply to California universities, initially reported strong results....
By Samantha Oltman | January 28, 2013
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Watch Zimmer & Anderson In Action
Be among the first to check out the video of the Thursday night District 4 debate hosted by United Way Greater Los Angeles: How’d the candidates do? What topics were over- or under-discussed? Let us know.
By Alexander Russo | January 27, 2013
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Update: January Contribution Reports, Part 2
A day later, the rest of those campaign contribution reports are in covering the first 19 days of the new year. You’ll see some interesting ups and downs, but as we’ve told you before the big money is going to be coming in through independent expenditure (IE) committees, which are reported separately. In the Eastside’s...
By Hillel Aron | January 25, 2013
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The Decline and Fall of Iris Zuniga
The steep decline of District 6 candidate Iris Zuniga’s campaign — and her sudden withdrawal earlier this week — were vivid examples of the sudden twists and turns that part of any political campaign. Things can and do change quickly during campaign season, and no doubt there are many more twists and turns before we...
By Alexander Russo | January 25, 2013
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County Fed Union Endorses Board Candidates
In an under-the-radar move last week, the powerful Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, which is the local arm of the AFL-CIO and represents 300 unions across LA county, officially endorsed three LAUSD Board candidates and has begun spending on candidates’ behalf through its independent expenditure (IE) committee, the Committee on Political Education (COPE). In District 2,...
By Samantha Oltman | January 25, 2013
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Update: SEIU Spends Big On District 4’s Zimmer
School Board Steve Zimmer’s campaign fundraising has been less than stellar in terms of direct contributions, but it got a big boost this week courtesy of an Independent Expenditure (IE) from SEIU Local 99, which represents classified LAUSD employees. According to the latest expenditure reports, SEIU Local 99 has thrown down $68,688 to support Zimmer,...
By Hillel Aron | January 25, 2013
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Update: Deasy Visits Trigger School
Parents from 24th Street Elementary met with LAUSD Superintendent John Deasy and regional superintendent Tommy Chang Thursday morning, January 24th, according to Parent Revolution. See full image below. Previous posts: District, Union Face Opportunity from 24th Street Trigger, Contrasting Reactions to Parent Trigger
By Alexander Russo | January 25, 2013