Which Way, L.A.?
Zacarias To Head LAUSD
Ruben Zacarias will take over the Los Angeles Unified School District on July 1st. He's pledged to reorganize administration, target the 100 worst performing schools, and hold principals accountable. But at 68 years of age, and with more than 30 years in the District, does he have the energy and the will to shake things up? Were potentially more qualified applicants turned down because of race politics?
By Warren Olney • • 1 min readJeff Horton: President of the Los Angeles Board of Education, representing the 3rd district which includes Hollywood, West Hollywood and Mid Wilshire; he was one of two votes against Ruben Zacarias. He is in Sacramento today participating in meetings about Prop. BB funds Leticia Quezada: President and CEO of the Mexican Cultural Institute; she was the first Latina elected to the Los Angeles Board of Education and the first Latina president of the Board. She chaired the citizen's search committee for the new superintendent. President and CEO of the Mexican Cultural Institute; she was the first Latina elected to the Los Angeles Board of Education and the first Latina president of the Board. She chaired the citizen's search committee for the new superintendent. Jill Stewart: Political columnist for The New Times, Los Angeles. Her story in the current issue is titled "Gutless Wondering: L.A. school board members lacked the political nerve to pick a superintendent who could fix the schools. Eli Brent, PHD.: President, Associated Administrators of Los Angeles, the union that represents principals, assistant principles, coordinators, and a lot of off-site staff for the LAUSD (Roger Johnson is the executive assistant). Mike Roos: President and CEO of LEARN David Tokofsky: Member of the Los Angeles Board of Education, 5th District. Ramon C. Cortines, PHD.: Acting Assistant Secretary for the Office of Educational Research and Improvement, United States Department of Education; former chancellor of the New York City public school system; prior to that he was superintendent of both the San Francisco and South Pasadena School Districts. Member of the Board of Trustees of Brown University, the Getty Trust, and Scholastics, which produces educational books and programs including the Magic School Bus on PBS Mark Slavkin: Immediate past president of the Los Angeles Board of Education, representing the 4th district. His term ends shortly. He also voted against Zacarias. Gregory Rodriguez: Associate editor, Pacific News Services. Research Fellow at the Pepperdine Institute for Public Policy. Frequent contributor to The Los Angeles Times Op-Ed Pages
