As you read this, Michelle Rhee is marshaling the troops to march
There's a subtext in those bullets, trying to influence Los Angeles as it has in Chicago or New York or Atlanta or any metropolitan city: Charter schools will solve the problem.
- To drive voter registration and turnout for school board and mayoral elections
- To raise awareness of the unequal access to high quality education and the candidates' platforms
- To ask our candidates to listen to our community and commit to strengthening our public education system
To that end, there's a fierce battle between anti-charter incumbent board member Steve Zimmer and pro-charter challenger Kate Anderson raging right now, so let's also assume the purpose of this march is to spread some love for Anderson and hopefully mount a battle for the entire Los Angeles Unified School District