Representation on the school board should come from within the community whose members are directly affected by district schools.”
- Marvin Rodríguez
In the election that just passed the charter school industry won one seat to take the majority on the LAUSD School Board. In order to keep control, these publicly funded private schools will have to win all of the three board seats that are before the voters next year. The seat for Board District 2 will be open as Monica Garcia will be prohibited from running due to term limits. After finding himself involved in a series of scandals, Nick Melvoin has yet to announce his intentions for the seat in Board District 4. Newly elected Board President Kelly Gonez in Board District 6 has filed to seek reelection. She will not run unopposed as public school teacher and parent Marvin Rodríguez has already filed the paperwork to run against her. CONTINUE READING: Kelly Gonez’s First Opponent Announces His Candidacy | by Carl J. Petersen | Jan, 2021 | Medium
