Former President, Los Angeles Unified School Board
Former Democratic Assemblywoman representing California's 45th District in Los Angeles; former member of the Los Angeles City Council, former LAUSD School Board president, and a former teacher
PROFILE
Jackie Goldberg
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FROM Jackie Goldberg
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Why Has Los Angeles Unified Been So Bad for So Long? When David Brewer became Superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District , he ordered a study of what works and what doesn't. The Florida-based consulting firm he hired didn't have to look far.
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LA County's Declining Quality of Life On a scale of 10, the State of California ranks 8.08. Los Angeles County lags behind at 7.32. That’s according to the United Way's first Quality of Life Index , measuring public safety, economic status, education and health. We hear more about why the quality of life in LA County lags behind the rest of the state, in a conversation with the…
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Props 1A and 1B: Big Money for Transportation? Governor Schwarzenegger spent last week signing bills with George Clooney by his side and Tony Blair appearing by video linkup. Today and tomorrow he'll be putting partisanship aside as he tours the state with top Democrats, advocating a package of propositions on next month's ballot. Phil Angelides won't be going along, even though he…
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