Today’s School Board Meeting: LAUSD, SOUTH L.A. ON COLLISION COURSE
JANET DENISE KELLY | L.A. CITYWATCH | HTTP://BIT.LY/PN28HY
8.29.2011 - URBAN PERSPECTIVE - South Los Angeles parents, teachers, students, and community members are preparing for a showdown with the Los Angeles Unified School District over its education reform policy at the Board Meeting on Tuesday, August 30.
Tuesday’s demonstration and advocacy efforts will be sending a message to the 7 seated School Board representatives that the South Los Angeles community is not taking a marginal role in decisions that will affect their schools.
It is rumored that some elected officials may be present, including U.S. Representative Maxine Waters.
“We want to be in the center of LAUSD’s education reform. We want the District to provide a space for us and all the necessary resources for all our students to succeed,” says Kahllid A. Al-Alim, a parent representative for the Coalition For Educational Justice. “We have tried to be part of the academic success formula for years, only to be