Which Way, L.A.?
The Partnership for Los Angeles Schools
Mayor Villaraigosa will get to run some of LA’s most troubled public schools. The new school board is going along, but the roles of parents and teachers’ are not yet clear. How will the “partnership schools” be different from charter schools? Will state law allow them to get extra resources? Who will decide if the Mayor’s office is doing a better job than LA Unified’s existing bureaucracy?
By Warren Olney • • 30m ListenMayor Villaraigosa will get to run some of LA’s most troubled public schools. The new school board is going along, but the roles of parents and teachers’ are not yet clear. How will the “partnership schools” be different from charter schools? Will state law allow them to get extra resources? Who will decide if the Mayor’s office is doing a better job than LA Unified’s existing bureaucracy?
