Kayser loses one 2015 opponent (Torres) but gains another (Torres)
Barbara Torres is sworn into office by Local 99 Treasurer Maggie Johnson Bennett Kayser, the LA Unified board member for District 5, thought he had challenger next year in SEIU Local 99 President Barbara Torres. That was true until yesterday. Barbara Torres said today she is stepping out of the race. But that doesn’t mean Kayser is without a challenger. As of today, he has a new one: Barbara Torre
Attention District 1 voters: Deadline to register is Monday
This just in from the LA City Clerk’s Office: Monday is the deadline to register for any LA Unified District 1 resident who intens to vote in the June 3 special election. Registrants must be a citizen of the United States, live within the school district, be 18 years old by Election Day and not be in prison or on parole for a felony. Registered voters who have moved or changed their names since th
LAUSD School board candidates are gathering for another forum
School Board Candidates will meet at Holman United Methodist Church They’re baaaaaack. The seven candidates for LA Unified’s open District 1 seat are gathering again tomorrow for another forum to address answer questions and address issues facing the district. Sponsored by community groups and the host site, Holman United Methodist Church, located in south-central LA, the event will honor the 60t
As write-in candidate, ‘Marilyn V’ says she would ‘not be bullied’
Marilyn Veincentotzs Seventh in a series of profiles of candidates for LA Unified’s open District 1 board seat. With less than a month to go before the LA Unified special election to fill the vacant District 1 seat, write-in candidate Marilyn Veincentotzs is taking a tough stand against the status quo that she says isn’t working in LA Unified. Specifically, she blames Superintendent John Deasy fo
McKenna, leading in school board race, won’t commit on Deasy
With three weeks to go before the election, George McKenna, a leading candidate for the LA Unified school board representing south LA, is refusing to clarify whether he supports John Deasy, the district’s current superintendent. McKenna’s unwillingness to provide a clear answer comes at an important time for the school district, the second-largest in the country, as it faces contract negotiations
LAUSD finds a sleeker approach for its website makover
The LA Unified School District got a makeover. Well, not the district. Its website. Samuel C. Gilstrap, a district spokesman, said the idea was to move all the various administrative office sites from a dated, non-integrated collection of platforms onto a one-stop-shopping site that is easier to access and navigate. Two key reasons for the upgrade, he said: One, upgrades will improve the quality o
Mar Vista charter school meets with neighbors to ease tensions
CWC Mar Vista Charter School They came. They ate. They talked. And they came up with a few ideas they say might work. Four people from Citizens of the World Charter School (CWC) and four of its Mar Vista neighbors shared a meal at the school last night and discussed the traffic and parking problems that have angered local residents, causing friction between CWC and its co-located school, Stoner El
Morning Read: LAUSD’s Kids Ocean Day beach cleanup a hit
Thousands turn out for LAUSD’s Kids Ocean Day beach cleanup On its 21st birthday Thursday, Kids Ocean Day came full circle as an alumnus returned to clean up the beach with her class of North Hollywood third-graders. Fair Avenue Elementary School teacher Armine Pogosian was a youngster in 1993 when she attended her first Kids Ocean Day, pitching in to pick up litter on the beach and learning about
5-15-14 LA School Report - What's Really Going on Inside LAUSD
LA School Report - What's Really Going on Inside LAUSD (Los Angeles Unified School District): Morning Read: CA among worst in the nation in school segregationCalifornia among worst in the nation in school segregation As racial separation in education steadily grows, California now leads the nation in children going to school with their own kind, a UCLA study released Wednesday contends. On the 60t