Following the Money in the LA School Board Race
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In the second of our one-on-one interviews with candidates for Mayor, we talk with Councilwoman Jan Perry, who's asking voters for a promotion. Also, what's been called a "game changer" for the LA Unified School Board. The Mayor of New York, Michael Bloomberg, is pumping a million dollars into campaigns to perpetuate education reforms, bolster the administration of Superintendent John Deasy and dilute the influence of the teachers' union, especially when it comes to teacher evaluations. On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point, pragmatism and principle are dividing the Republican Party.
Banner image: (L-R) Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (Antonio Villaraigosa); New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg (asterix611), and LAUSD Superintendent John Deasy, (cityyear)
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Jan Perry Talks about Running for Mayor ()
After three terms on the City Council, Jan Perry is running for Mayor. One of her former campaign consultants says she's "a one-person coalition," "an African American, Jewish, pro-business Democrat who's had her ups and downs with labor."
You can find our interviews with candidates for mayor at KCRW.com/RaceforMayor.
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Following the Money in the LA School Board Race ()
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg is trying to influence public education here in Los Angeles. He's donated a million dollars to the Coalition for School Reform, led by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, which is trying to maintain a reformist majority on the elected school board.
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- Howard Blume: Los Angeles Times, @howardblume
- Warren Fletcher: United Teachers Los Angeles, @utlanow
- Steve Barr: Future Is Now Schools, @SteveBarrLA
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Which Way L.A.? is made possible in part by the Ralph M. Parsons Foundation and the Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation.
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