District 2 Candidates to Appear at Forum Tonight
LAUSD Board candidates running for a District 2 seat representing East LA will participate tonight in the final candidate forum hosted by United Way of Greater LA.
Most of the candidates — Annamarie Montanez, Maria Cano, Isabel Vazquez, and incumbent LAUSD Board President Monica Garcia — are expected to appear at the forum. Robert Skeels has not confirmed, having told United Way he has a conflicting event. Many of the same candidates appeared at another event on Monday. See our post, D2 Challengers Pile On LAUSD, for a sense of where the candidates stand.
If the last two United Way forums for East Valley and Hollywood/Westside candidates were any indication, tonight’s forum will press the candidates to share their views on heated topics including what they think about Superintendent John Deasy’s performance, the role test scores should play in teacher evaluations, and charter schools’ place in the district.
For full event details and R.S.V.P. information, click here.
This is a guest post from Jason Mandell, Director of Public Affairs at United Way of Greater Los Angeles:
Recently I was talking with someone about the city’s March 5th election, which includes three hotly contested school board races, and this was her response: “I don’t have children in public schools, so I don’t really care about the school board.”
This kind of worried me. Not just because I think it matters who sits on the school board, but because I like to think people care about issues beyond those that directly affect them – or at least, they should be embarrassed
Most of the candidates — Annamarie Montanez, Maria Cano, Isabel Vazquez, and incumbent LAUSD Board President Monica Garcia — are expected to appear at the forum. Robert Skeels has not confirmed, having told United Way he has a conflicting event. Many of the same candidates appeared at another event on Monday. See our post, D2 Challengers Pile On LAUSD, for a sense of where the candidates stand.
If the last two United Way forums for East Valley and Hollywood/Westside candidates were any indication, tonight’s forum will press the candidates to share their views on heated topics including what they think about Superintendent John Deasy’s performance, the role test scores should play in teacher evaluations, and charter schools’ place in the district.
For full event details and R.S.V.P. information, click here.
Three Reasons You Should Care Who Wins the School Board Races
This is a guest post from Jason Mandell, Director of Public Affairs at United Way of Greater Los Angeles:
Recently I was talking with someone about the city’s March 5th election, which includes three hotly contested school board races, and this was her response: “I don’t have children in public schools, so I don’t really care about the school board.”
This kind of worried me. Not just because I think it matters who sits on the school board, but because I like to think people care about issues beyond those that directly affect them – or at least, they should be embarrassed