Live-Tweeted Election Night Coverage
Alexander Russo at LA School Report - 2 minutes ago
Watch live Twitter coverage from @laschoolreport here, in between blog updates.
LAUSD School Board: Election Coverage Tonight
LA School Report at LA School Report - 4 hours ago
Visit LA School Report for live updates on the vote tally for the three School Board races, via the Office of the City Clerk of Los Angeles, starting at 8:30pm PST. We’re also live-tweeting election results @LASchoolReport.
Deasy in Danger? It Might Depend on Vladovic
Hillel Aron at LA School Report - 4 hours ago
Much of the media coverage in the runup to today’s School Board primary election has focused on its possible impact on the fate of Superintendent John Deasy, who is appointed by the seven-member Board. The focus isn’t all that surprising — Continue... more »
Wednesday Event Features Villaraigosa & Deasy
LA School Report at LA School Report - 5 hours ago
There’s a Wednesday March 6 event at UCLA called “Partnering for Schools.” Scheduled guests include Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and LAUSD Supt. John Deasy. Should be pretty interesting, no matter how things turn out tonight.
Listen: A Reporter’s Take on Today’s Elections
LA School Report at LA School Report - 6 hours ago
LA School Report‘s HIllel Aron talked about today’s LAUSD School Board elections on KCRW’s “Which Way, LA?” show last night. The segment begins at about the 23 minute mark.
Watch: What’s At Stake in Today’s School Board Election
LA School Report at LA School Report - 7 hours ago
KCET explores what’s at stake in today’s Los Angeles School Board election, including snippets from the District 4 candidates, UTLA President Warren Fletcher, education advocate Diane Ravitch, and local parents. You can skim the transcript here.
Westside Teachers Dial for Zimmer
Hillel Aron at LA School Report - 7 hours ago
About 20 teachers sat down in the back room of a Carrow’s restaurant in Santa Monica last night making phone calls reminding registered voters to vote for UTLA-backed District 4 incumbent Steve Zimmer. Volunteers were given cell phones, a list of Continue... more »
Listen: District 4 Candidates Answer Parent Questions
LA School Report at LA School Report - 7 hours ago
Still undecided about how to vote in District 4? One helpful blogger put together some parent-focused questions for District 4 candidates Steve Zimmer and Kate Anderson. The questions – on parent fundraising, curriculum narrowing, teacher evaluation, and charter school co-location and expansion – are Continue... more »
Multiple Union Endorsements Give Runoff Options
Hillel Aron at LA School Report - 8 hours ago
The teachers union’s entire strategy for defeating District 2 incumbent Monica Garcia is predicated on the race going to a runoff. They’ve spent much of their money attacking her record, and if — as most insiders are predicting — Garcia fails Continue... more »
Morning Read: Voters Head to Polls for School Board, Mayor
Samantha Oltman at LA School Report - 9 hours ago
With Reform Fervor in the Air, Local School Board Elections See Record Outside Spending This year, huge amounts of money and passion are flowing down the ballot into the school board elections — part of an all-out war over public Continue... more »
LAT Reports Late $300K Donation from State Charter Association*
Alexander Russo at LA School Report - 9 hours ago
Check out this just-completed chat with LA Times education reporter Howard Blume, which includes news that the state charter association has donated $300,000 to the Coalition for School Reform. On Monday, LA School Report broke the news that Rupert Continue... more »
March 5th: Find Your Polling Place Here
LA School Report at LA School Report - 1 day ago
Election Day is upon us – and with three School Board races on the ballot this year, LA School Report is here to help you find your polling place. Click here enter your address.
Will Garcetti Get UTLA Help Tomorrow?
LA School Report at LA School Report - 1 day ago
According to LA Weekly‘s Patrick Range McDonald, there’s no doubt that Mayoral candidate Eric Garcetti flip-flopped on the controversial parent trigger mechanism last week. The only thing in doubt heading into tomorrow’s primary vote is whether or not the change Continue...more »
Outside Spending Up $400K Since Friday – Nears $5 Million
Samantha Oltman at LA School Report - 1 day ago
Outside interest groups have spent $4.8 million so far on the three LAUSD Board races — an increase of $400,000 just over the weekend. So far, UTLA has spent $994,000 on two races — District 2 (East LA) and District Continue... more »
Update: Direct Fundraising Lags Behind
LA School Report at LA School Report - 1 day ago
New disclosure reports available from LA City Ethics reveal that direct fundraising by candidates — limited to $1,000 per individual contributor — continues to lag far behind outside fundraising, which is unlimited. One possible interpretation is that candidates are hoping Continue... more »
Watch: Celebrity Endorsements for Everyone
LA School Report at LA School Report - 1 day ago
District 4 challenger Kate Anderson has Eva Longoria. District 4 incumbent Steve Zimmer has John Lithgow. Now, District 2 incumbent Monica Garcia has singer John Legend.
Election Showdown for School Board Gets New York Times Coverage
LA School Report at LA School Report - 1 day ago
The front section of today’s New York Times includes a big story about the primary day voting for LAUSD School Board that’s going to take place tomorrow. The piece notes that protecting the efforts of Superintendent John Deasy has become Continue... more »
Coalition Fields Effort to Avoid Runoffs
Karen Jordan at LA School Report - 1 day ago
In a tall office building overlooking Olympic Boulevard, a group of more than a dozen volunteers sat in a circle in a conference room being trained on how to best reach voters on the phone and in the field. One Continue... more »
Opinion: “Outsiders” vs. Special Interests
Alexander Russo at LA School Report - 1 day ago
On Friday, former LAUSD Board Members Yolie Flores and Marlene Canter weighed in with an oped in the LA Daily News: ”When people with no vested, personal interest in the outcome try to help elect reform-minded candidates, they are branded Continue... more »
Morning Read: All Eyes on School Board Primary
Samantha Oltman at LA School Report - 1 day ago
National Attention and Cash in Los Angeles School Vote Much of the attention will also be on the three races for the school board, a battle that involves the mayor, the teachers’ union and a host of advocates from across Continue... more »