Board Members Tamar Galatzan, Monica Garcia, Nury Martinez, and Richard Vladovic voted “no”; Bennett Kayser and Steve Zimmer voted “yes.” Marguerite LaMotte left the room, so her vote was counted as “absent.”

Nobody seems to know just how deeply involved in fundraising for Board candidates or other measures to preserve his education legacy Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa is going to be during the upcoming months. So it’s interesting to see his byline on a recent oped touting the importance of education in general and in particular the controversial “parent trigger”...

NBC News: Budget cuts can’t stop music at LA school

Inside the meeting room at Tuesday’s LAUSD school board meeting, four television camera crews were present to watch the board vote unanimously to rescind 10 furlough days (five of which are instructional), thanks to the passage of Proposition 30. The board also voted to adopt a “Good Food Purchasing Policy.” But the healthy food vote and...

They don’t usually get much attention but here and there in LA and elsewhere, parents and teachers frustrated with the existing options are creating their own new, different kind of charter schools that try to balance learning with accountability and mix kids from a wide variety of backgrounds. (In Los Angeles, Citizens of the World...

Here’s the agenda for today’s Board meeting. You can also follow the action at @laschoolreport for live updates along the way.LAUSD Board Meeting Agenda 11-13-12

Board member Bennett Kayser’s recently announced proposal to have Board members recuse themselves from certain votes is brief – only 85 words — and appealingly vague. Board members would “automatically recuse themselves from voting on a charter contract if they have received campaign contributions six months prior to the vote.” But already it has generated some...

The final list of declared candidates for LAUSD school board is in, and the campaigns for Districts 2, 4, and 6 — three spots currently held by those with ties to Superintendent Deasy and his “reform” agenda — will likely eclipse 2011’s races in terms of spending and nastiness. But who are the key challengers...

On Friday, the first hearing was held in Vergara v. California, a case that seeks to strike down five laws that could — for better or worse — end up being the most revolutionary education lawsuit in the history of California.  “What plaintiffs are asking for is far beyond scope of what the courts have...

Not taking any chances with tomorrow’s Board meeting, the advocacy arm of the California Charter Schools Association has been airing a radio ad blasting Steve Zimmer for his proposals to strengthen oversight for charter schools. Airing on KNX, KFI and KOST, the ad highlights the waiting lists for charters and decries Zimmer’s proposal for creating...