Republican Response To Villaraigosa's LAUSD Plan
The Daily News reports that two Republican state legislators, Assemblyman Keith S. Richman (R-Northridge) and state Sen. George Runner (R-Lancaster), held a public meeting on the Mayor's proposed LAUSD legislation.They said, in the reporter's words, not the Republicans' words, "that they oppose the current form of the bill that would give [Villaraigosa] substantial authority over the city's public schools."
However, they also said, again in the reporter's words, they would "support a version that would give Villaraigosa clear authority over the school system for five years — and then allow voters to pass judgment on breaking up the nation's second-largest school system."
So, they're saying let's completely centralize authority for five years, and then completely decentralize it after that? Does that sound like a good plan for the education of 739,000 children? It smells somewhat flip-flop, but their position is that the current proposal is even worse than completely centralized control, because the current proposal diffuses and confuses control.
What it boils down to for practical purposes, however, is that, in the here and now, the Republicans want to give Mayor Villaraigosa even more power than do the Mayor's fellow Democrats. Maybe the Republicans will even join Univision in donating to the Mayor's campaign fund.
Anyway, does it seem odd that none of them is saying exactly what, if anything, should be done differently in the classrooms? Everyone wants control, but no one says what he would do with it to improve the future of the hundreds of thousands of children whose lives are at stake. How about legislation requiring smaller class size?
Not that you asked, but I say leave the LAUSD intact, and if you have specific ideas about exactly what it should be doing differently, then push for the district to try out those ideas. If you don't like the people elected to the board, help elect someone else. But the upheaval involved in shifting control to the Mayor or breaking up the system, without any specifics about what would be done differently in the classroom, strikes me as irresponsible politics at its worst.
[Did you recognize Maria Montessori? Do you know her story?]
Posted by Walter Moore @ 8/02/2006 12:57:00 AM
23 Comments:
I'm glad to report that Huizar's motion to increase the salaries of the do nothing school board members failed.
Jose's quote in the LA Times today is hilarious "I find it humorous that everyone talks about the urgency of reforming the school district, but this is not showing any urgency . . ."
Unfortuantely Jose, you did NOT show any urgency to fix the District while you were there.
Come on now, you must live in a very expensive part of town where most of the money goes to begin with. Let's not pretend that there is no problem. Our schools are failing, you know this by the test results. I am not a fan of Mr. Villar, or of the Republicans for that matter. How ever for me it is not about who is running the school board, we should not be playing politics with our childrens education. Which Mr. Romer and his staff have also done for years now. We have about 20 tracks at school now? and there are still kids being sent to adult schools temporarily, because they do not fit in any of those tracks, it is so ridiculous, really they should have left everything as it was, and stopped paying themselves more money, none of these people deserve it. Get rid of Roy Romer, and anyone else who does not do their job for the kids. Believe me we are going to need as many smart people as we can have in the future of the U.S.A, otherwise how will we keep up with China when they become the next worlds economic power.
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1. Romer is retiring next month. You don't have to pass legislation to get rid of him. As for the members of the school board, they can be replaced by elections. I do think we could use some term limits, though.
2. The test scores don't prove the fault is in the district's policies. Can you identify other school systems with higher scores that have as many students whose first language is not English.
3. As for salary cuts, I assume that's a joke. You're not going to attract better teachers by paying less.
Jose Huizar was school board prez for 4 years yet why isn't anyone asking him WHY DIDN'T YOU DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE PROBLEM THEN? Just goes to show Jose has NO clout and is just a puppet. He's done nothing in his district and no one tells him anything about what's going on. He always finds out AFTER the fact.
Republicans are kissing butt to ANtonio cause if you noticed Pollo Raigosa has been seen with Arnold a lot in the media. Clinton is in town for fundraiser for Angelides yet Pollo Raigosa is not attending but hanging out with Arnold. The Republicans are using AV to get Arnie re-elected. Democrats should be livid at our Napoloeon syndrome midget mayor.
As a Republican candidate for State Assembly, and as a Mom whose child attends an LAUSD school, I DO NOT support the Mayor's plan nor do I support what Senator(s) Richman and Runner propose.
Chalk me up as one Republican who isn't afraid to take a step away from her own party if it's in the best interest of the children in my State Assembly District.
As for those who run away when the going gets tough, I would remind them that I pay their salary courtesy of my tax dollars. If the shoe were on the other foot, I would not run but stay and face the voting public. After all, I would owe them my time, my attention and my respect.
I, on the other hand, intend to stand up and if I have to stand toe to toe with the Mayor or the Governor in opposition to AB1381, then that's what I'll do. And I would add that I am in good company in doing so.
Didn't recognize Montessori from the pic, but do see her name plastered on a lot of schools. I don't have first hand knowledge of her teaching methodology, but she does have an interesting biography (opposing Mussolini, forced to leave Italy in the 1930s etc.)
Anyway, if anyone should be forced to leave it should be Huizar. I see his fan club has already highlight some of his brilliant quotes this morning. Here's another one:
"There is little to no accountability at the school board."
You said it Jose. You're a walking testimony to that.
The community meeting was a very reveling and created more questions and uncertainty in the minds of many.
After listening to former Mayor Richard Riordan and David Fleming, both prominent Republicans and supporters of AB1381, I am convinced more than ever, that grassroots Republicans must take a vocal and focused position against AB1381. I am just as convinced, that as rank and file members of the Republican Party, we must demand the Governor Veto AB1381.
The back room deals by the “Venture Capitalists” (self proclaimed last evening by Riordan) must be stopped. To allow the Current Mayor to fail with the school district, is a disgraceful position to take in attempting to support the passage of the bill. It is not the Mayor who will fail, as all his supporters and cronies will become even more wealthy from the multi billion dollar contracts his superintendent will give them.
It is not the union leaders who will fail as they will get their agendas met. It is not the politicians who will fail as they are well accustomed to ducking responsibility and laying blame elsewhere.
No, the ones who will lose, fail, and suffer are the students, teachers and taxpayers!
Sorry Arnold but you inserted your self into this battle with your eager willingness to sign the Mayoral takeover bill. So now you are all the way in.
Veto AB1381.
David Hernandez
Chairman Republicans for Rational Reform
www.vetonow.com
Former Board member Republican Party of Los Angeles County
2002, 2004 Republican Nominee US House of Representatives, Dist 28.
The City's own legislative analyst recommends the Council oppose MAV's power grab, i.e., AB1381. Bottom line, mayor basically gets to pick superintendent, and the mayor and super get jurisidction over siting of schools and "joint development" projects." This is atrocious and MAV does not have the credibility to handle this amount of power.
I quess Walter if there is any comment you don't like you just delete it. That's O.K. it really dosent change anything, Does it? The way people feel is the way they feel, can't take that away.
I quess Walter if there is any comment you don't like you just delete it. That's O.K. it really dosent change anything, Does it? The way people feel is the way they feel, can't take that away.
Bring back corporal punishment and instill discipline. Lack of authority is cuase for misleadership in the classroom. Teachers have to deal with these little shits who have no discipline comming from home. Our society has spared the rod, now they have spoiled the child and we now have more gangs, more violence and more crime, all for lack of discipline. Just look at the daily news http://dailynews.com/news/ci_4126873
Uh, actually I don't delete any comments whatsoever.
Sometimes, when Mayor Sam comes across something utterly racist / cruel to children, etc., he deletes it, but deletion is not among my panoply of superpowers.
"No Huevos Huizar" can't seem to find his own own ideas topresent himself as a self thinker. he could start by calling out that Racist Marcos Aguilar. that would send a message about bias free education.
Yeah, Wacko is right. It's actually Fatboy Michael Higby that deletes comments, him being the account owner for this Blogger domain.
Our state Republicans are for Centralize eeeeeEducation Reform ? Whatever happen to taking a sledgehammer to this monster ? Arnold, that is what happens when you are"spade and nuetered" by the Kennedys
7:08 Mr. Huizar
Who does he think he is?
Jose Huizar has no spine. He's a jellyfish. His staff is retarded and paranoid that they are going to lose his reelection. I live in CD 14 and won't be voting for Jose again.
Anonymous said...
Jose Huizar has no spine. He's a jellyfish. His staff is retarded and paranoid that they are going to lose his reelection. I live in CD 14 and won't be voting for Jose again.
August 03, 2006 10:38 AM
Stop blaming the school system for the LAUSD failure. The schools are failing for only one reason...the retarded, ignorant, itinerate, uneducatable Mexicans.
Once this city exterminates the riff raff, all will be well! For God's sake...look at the retard (1.4 gpa) who is sitting in the mayoral office! The mexicans are the problem...not the solution.
WELL SAID!
Many non-citizens are receiving a free education at the expense of L.A. County tax payers. I only wish I could send my children to another country to be educated for free too! Of the 739,000 students in the L.A.U.S.D. system probably 40% are here without the proper paperwork.
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