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The Network for Public Education Endorses Bennett Kayser for LAUSD District 5

NPE Board President, Diane Ravitch says, “Bennett Kayser has been a strong advocate for public education, for class size reduction, and for careful oversight of the LAUSD budget. As an experienced tea... »

Fact checking LA Weekly on Kayser, Aspire, Rodriguez’s PUC, and Barr

“It is not legally or morally acceptable that these so-called “schools of choice” that are concentrated in urban communities and supported with public funds, should be permitted to operate as se... »

‘Parent Trigger” Fails At An Anaheim, California, Elementary School

Virginia Tibbetts is a teacher with 26 years of experience in California public schools. This is her account of the Anaheim City School District’s school board meeting and ACSD’s rejection... »

Who is the California Charter Schools Association?

Who is the California Charter Schools Association? Founded by nativist Steve Poizner. Revenues of over $2.23-Million. Walmart fortune heir Carrie Walton Penner on their Board of Directors. Director Je... »

Principled Latino leadership stands with Bennet Kayser against CCSA’s scurrilousness

“The idea [Ethnic Studies], brought forward by Board of Education members Bennett Kayser, George McKenna and Steve Zimmer, is aimed at narrowing the academic gap between minority students and th... »

United Way Greater Los Angeles creates ad campaign for their biased LAUSD candidate forums

“By what logic does United Way engage in an activity that is shunned by all the other charities?” — Professor Ralph E. Shaffer Some of United Way Greater Los Angeles and United Way W... »

The Network for Public Education Endorses Bennett Kayser for LAUSD District 5

Fact checking LA Weekly on Kayser, Aspire, Rodriguez’s PUC, and Barr

‘Parent Trigger” Fails At An Anaheim, California, Elementary School

Who is the California Charter Schools Association?

Don’t Confuse Children’s Needs With Adults’ Politics

The buzz about town is that UTLA might strike and I have been asked at least a dozen times what I th... »

Constipated Communications Within Beaudry And Beyond

I don’t think there is enough careful listening in the educational world. Perhaps this is just... »

Diffuse Thanks, Specially Directed

Non-secularists lay no rightful claim to mediate ethical or moral behavior, and by the same token se... »