Posts Tagged with ‘CCSA’
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Hostile Takeover 2.0
03 Jul 2019Charter schools in California band together as an embattled group, agitating for hostile takeover of the Public Commons. They serially…
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The California Charter Schools Lobby Masks Influence And Effect Through Myriad “Independent Expenditure Committees”, As Difficult To Follow As A Shell Game
28 Apr 2019The Charter industry lobby has expended a total of $91.4 million dollars in California between 11/18/08 and 12/31/18, according to…
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The Money In LAUSD5’s Mouth
04 Mar 2019From Los Feliz to Southgate, voters need to show up on Tuesday to fill LAUSD’s swing school board seat with…
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What’s A Moratorium?
28 Jan 2019It’s a “TEMPORARY prohibition of an activity”, according to Webster’s. It’s not a ban, it’s not as its root sounds,…
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Once Again With Feeling: Is LAUSD _Really_ Going Bust?
07 Jan 2019This essay was first published April 3, 2017. It concerns persistent LAUSD budgeting chicanery, and the narrative extended to surround…
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It’s the Class Size, Stupid
06 Jan 2019That’s what it is. That’s all it is. LAUSD “management” (Beaudry Big Wigs, Superintendent, Board Members) may talk all they…
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Nick Melvoin’s School Board Candidacy Is Controlled By Wealthy, “Special” Interests
11 May 2017When parents pretend astroturf is genuine It’s amazing to see the talking points issuing from 4th LAUSD board district (LAUSD4)…
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Give Like A Billionaire – Protecting The Power Of Their Purse: How Billionaires Obscure Contributions And Command Influence
28 Feb 2017Cute videos have peppered the website of Steve Zimmer’s opponents claiming to be shocked at the suggestion that big money…
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Deflecting Trump In LAUSD4
05 Feb 2017On March 7, 2017, Los Angeles will play a duplicate round of last November’s presidential election, and we’ll have the…