Jackie Goldberg won the empty seat on the Los Angeles school board, the one vacated by convicted charter school operator Ref Rodriguez.
Her election is a rebuff to Eli Broad and the other billionaires who tried to buy the school board.
She is knowledgeable and experienced and will be a great asset to the board.
She was a classroom teacher for nearly 20 years. She was previously elected to the school board, she was a member of the state legislature and chair of the education committee.
What a win for public education and the children!
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Great! I could use some good news. Hard work fighting against charters is beginning to pay off.Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S7 active, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone
What a great day for public schools! I’m so pleased and proud. Now, to undo what Ref did. Looking at you, Beutner, you can’t hide, we can see your greedy side.
This is what democracy looks like!
Whose schools? Our schools!
YAY … my first GOOD NEWS for the morning.
Henry Giroux: Henry Giroux on Striking Teachers Beating Back the war on Public Schools (5/27/18).
https://www.tikkun.org/henry-giroux-on-striking-teachers-beating-back-the-war-on-public-schools
Best headline on the front of the LA Times in months! And it was a landslide.
A landslide indeed! 72% vs. 28%! A blowout!
some days you really need to hear GREAT NEWS like this….
Who says that voting doesn’t matter?! This is what happens when people show up… and VOTE!!!
Congratulations, L.A. parents & educators & to Jackie for fighting so hard.