High school teacher, LAUSD
Government and history teacher at Chatsworth High School, he has taught middle and school students for 25 years
PROFILE
Ed Levine
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FROM Ed Levine
Which Way, L.A.?
School Reform Bill on Fast-Track in Sacramento Mayor Villaraigosa says that dropout rates and low achievement show that the LA Unified School District is failing. He claims that the Mayors of New York, Chicago and Boston have demonstrated that accountability in just one elected official can put public schools on the road to reform and improvement. His bill to shake up the system is on a fast track in Sacramento, with one Democratic Senator saying her leaders told her to vote for the bill even though she has reservations. The Legislature's own legal counsel says it may be unconstitutional and some elected school board members promise to sue if it's enacted and signed by the Governor. Is it a power grab by the Mayor and the teachers' union?
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