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Friday, May 24, 2013

Schooling in the Ownership Society: Billionaire Boys Club couldn't buy L.A. School Board elections

Schooling in the Ownership Society: Billionaire Boys Club couldn't buy L.A. School Board elections:

Billionaire Boys Club couldn't buy L.A. School Board elections

"This is a testament to the voters. Voters put their belief in skills and expertise.... It sends the clear message that school board seats are not for sale." -- Monica Ratliff. 
Fifth-grade teacher Ratliff gave the corporate school "reformers" a real kick in the butt this week when her popular, but poorly-funded campaign for school board ended in victory. Her opponent in the race to represent east San Fernando Valley, described in the Washington Post as, "the well-connected Antonio Sanchez" received some $2 million from donors including the Coalition for School Reform, the political-action committee started by outgoing Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and  funded in large part by wealthy outside reform advocates.

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WaPo's Valerie Strauss reports:
Ratliff and Sanchez were thrown into a run-off in March elections for three school board seats,