Every week we’ll be rounding up the top education news both locally and nationwide.
A pro-charter school group filed a complaint against LAUSD Board Member Scott Schmerelson claiming conflict of interest. Despite scary headlines on their website, and a story that echoed their complaints in the Daily News, the Fair Political Practices Commission dismissed the charges and issued a warning in less than three weeks. On Twitter, KPCC reporter Kyle Stokes notes that this hasn’t stopped charter advocates from sending expensive mailers smearing him for putting “his own profit over the safety of LA kids.
The United Educators of San Francisco back Schools and Communities First for the fall ballot.
President Trump surprised a lot of people during his State of the Union when he announced that a young student in Philadelphia would receive a “hope scholarship” to a private school….including Pennsylvania officials that oversee the scholarship program. But, it pays to have rich friends to cover for you, Education Secretary and charter school activist Betsey DeVos will pay for the scholarship from her personal fortune.
Tomorrow, on Tuesday February 11, LAUSD and the City of L.A. is hosting a job fair looking for nurses for our public schools. Get the details, here.
Superintendent Austin Beutner made a bold decision earlier this week, when he tweeted out the recipe for the famous LAUSD Coffee Cake.
