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Thursday, May 16, 2013

solidaridad: Robert D. Skeels' official endorsement of Monica Ratliff for LAUSD Board of Education

solidaridad: Robert D. Skeels' official endorsement of Monica Ratliff for LAUSD Board of Education:


Robert D. Skeels' official endorsement of Monica Ratliff for LAUSD Board of Education

Posted on Monica Ratliff's campaign site on Thursday, April 25, 2013

Monica Ratliff for LAUSD Board of EducationAt a time when the fate of public education hangs in the balance, the urgency of electing Monica Ratliff cannot be overstated. Ms. Ratliff left a lucrative law career in order to become an educator at a school that straddles the line between skid row and South Central Los Angeles. I can't think of a more honorable thing to do. Her choice to teach the most vulnerable is the epitome of the type of authentic reforms our district so desperately needs. Ratliff's experience and insight garnered from working with, rather than talking about, impoverished inner-city children provides a glimmer of hope for a district beholden to an incumbent




Education "Reform" with David Sirota

PopoutYouTube IntroductionWhat's really happening in education politics? Would you believe it's a battle between greedy school teachers and corporate CEOs who want what's best for the children? Well, not so much. Charter schools backed by these so-called "education reformers" aren't necessarily better than standard public