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Possible Board Candidates: District 4
Most Angelenos don’t realize it, but the local primary election is just five months away. Even fewer know that in addition the Mayor and City Council, the March 5 ballot will include three school board...
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Contrasting Reactions to Parent Trigger
24th Street parents hand their petition to LAUSD Superintendent John Deasy (via LA Times) Nearly 100 parents of students attending 24th St. Elementary dropped off a “parent trigger” petition yesterday...
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Garcetti Praises Reform Strategies
Left to right: Greuel, Garcetti, James, Perry, Pleitez Prior to today’s United Way mayoral candidate’s forum, we had been told to expect Wendy Greuel to “come out” as an “education reformer.” But...
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NYU Professor’s Non-Apology to Parent Revolution Head
Over the recent Memorial Day weekend, NYU education historian Diane Ravitch penned a pair of angry blog posts about the parent trigger and Parent Revolution’s Ben Austin. Among other things, Ravitch...
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Commentary: An extraordinary effort for extraordinary need
Ben Austin LAUSD School Board Member Steve Zimmer’s recent commentary “Standing with Beatriz” hit the nail on the head on one key issue: for our children, the stakes are high. Let me acknowledge first...
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Austin stepping down as head of Parent Revolution
Austin stepping down as head of Parent Revolution Parent Revolution’s Gabe Rose (left) and Ben Austin Ben Austin is stepping down as executive director of Parent Revolution, a group he founded six...
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Parent Revolution announces Seth Litt as new CEO
Parent Revolution announces Seth Litt as new CEO Seth Litt Parent Revolution has announced that Seth Litt is taking over as its CEO. The news comes a full nine months after the organization’s former...
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Possible Board Candidates: District 4
Most Angelenos don’t realize it, but the local primary election is just five months away. Even fewer know that in addition the Mayor and City Council, the March 5 ballot will include three school board...
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Contrasting Reactions to Parent Trigger
24th Street parents hand their petition to LAUSD Superintendent John Deasy (via LA Times) Nearly 100 parents of students attending 24th St. Elementary dropped off a “parent trigger” petition yesterday...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Garcetti Praises Reform Strategies
Left to right: Greuel, Garcetti, James, Perry, Pleitez Prior to today’s United Way mayoral candidate’s forum, we had been told to expect Wendy Greuel to “come out” as an “education reformer.” But...
View ArticleClik here to view.
NYU Professor’s Non-Apology to Parent Revolution Head
Over the recent Memorial Day weekend, NYU education historian Diane Ravitch penned a pair of angry blog posts about the parent trigger and Parent Revolution’s Ben Austin. Among other things, Ravitch...
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Commentary: An extraordinary effort for extraordinary need
Ben Austin LAUSD School Board Member Steve Zimmer’s recent commentary “Standing with Beatriz” hit the nail on the head on one key issue: for our children, the stakes are high. Let me acknowledge first...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Austin stepping down as head of Parent Revolution
Parent Revolution’s Gabe Rose (left) and Ben Austin Ben Austin is stepping down as executive director of Parent Revolution, a group he founded six years ago to aid parents pushing for change in their...
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Parent Revolution announces Seth Litt as new CEO
Seth Litt Parent Revolution has announced that Seth Litt is taking over as its CEO. The news comes a full nine months after the organization’s former executive director and founder, Ben Austin, stepped...
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Commentary: A promising bill on teacher effectiveness is gutted in backroom deal
By Ben Austin Last month, my organization, Students Matter, issued its support of California’s AB 934 – a state bill that, though imperfect, honestly attempted to address the grave defaults in the...
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Possible Board Candidates: District 4
Most Angelenos don’t realize it, but the local primary election is just five months away. Even fewer know that in addition the Mayor and City Council, the March 5 ballot will include three school board...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Contrasting Reactions to Parent Trigger
24th Street parents hand their petition to LAUSD Superintendent John Deasy (via LA Times) Nearly 100 parents of students attending 24th St. Elementary dropped off a “parent trigger” petition yesterday...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Garcetti Praises Reform Strategies
Left to right: Greuel, Garcetti, James, Perry, Pleitez Prior to today’s United Way mayoral candidate’s forum, we had been told to expect Wendy Greuel to “come out” as an “education reformer.” But...
View ArticleClik here to view.
NYU Professor’s Non-Apology to Parent Revolution Head
Over the recent Memorial Day weekend, NYU education historian Diane Ravitch penned a pair of angry blog posts about the parent trigger and Parent Revolution’s Ben Austin. Among other things, Ravitch...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Commentary: An extraordinary effort for extraordinary need
Ben Austin LAUSD School Board Member Steve Zimmer’s recent commentary “Standing with Beatriz” hit the nail on the head on one key issue: for our children, the stakes are high. Let me acknowledge first...
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