Diane Ravitch: WHY YOU SHOULD SUPPORT STEVE ZIMMER FOR L.A. SCHOOL BOARD
BY DIANE RAVITCH, FROM HER BLOG | HTTP://BIT.LY/14JHCGF
1 February, 2013 :: The billionaire boys club wants to beat Steve Zimmer so they can proceed with dismantling public education in Los Angeles. Steve had the nerve to say there should be some oversight of charter schools, so the privatizers are out to get him. They raised over a million dollars from corporate types in just a few days.Dr. Ravitch is the author of The Death and Life of the Great American School System: How Testing and Choice Undermine Education – the best selling indictment of of the charter school/corporate privatization driven School ®eform agenda. She is a former Assistant Secretary of Ed in the Bush I Administration and is now Research Professor of Education at New York University
There are many reasons to support Steve Zimmer. His courage, independence, and integrity are good reasons. Another is his passionate support for the arts.
FROM A STRONG SUPPORTER OF THE ARTS IN LOS ANGELES:
Dear Friends of Arts Education,Please read the forward below, from Karen Wolfe, a Venice parent.I would add a few things to the list of reasons to vote for Steve Zimmer in the upcoming election for School Board.1. He is a crusader who has devoted his entire career to public education and knows schools inside and out.2. He is by far the most “hands on” board member, in schools ALL THE TIME, asking the important questions and supporting