LAUSD CANDIDATES FORUM FOR SCHOOL BOARD DISTRICT 5 – WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28TH

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LAUSD CANDIDATES FORUM FOR SCHOOL BOARD DISTRICT 5 AT GOODWILL CENTER IN L.A. HOSTED BY UNITED WAY AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS

WHO?:    LAUSD School Board candidates for District 5: Bennett Kayser, Ref Rodríguez and Andrew Thomas.

The United Way of Greater Los Angeles, Los Feliz Improvement Association, InnerCity Struggle, Children’s Defense Fund, Educators for Excellence, KIPP LA, LA Education Partnership (LAEP), California Community Foundation, CORO of Southern California, CHIRLA, media, educators, students, and local residents.

WHAT?:    The United Way of Great Los Angeles and it community partners will host a forum for school board candidates for District 5 (Atwater Village, Glassell Park, Eagle Rock, Mt. Washington, Cypress Park, Highland Park, Montecito Heights, El Sereno, Lincoln Heights, East Los Angeles, South Gate, Cudahy, Maywood and Huntington Park). All candidates, including the incumbents, from the district have been invited to attend. Community members are expected to turn out en masse. The public is encouraged to attend the event. Food, childcare and translation will be provided free of cost. Attendees can also register to vote or sign up to receive mail-in ballots.

The seven-member LAUSD school board approves an annual budget of $7 billion for the second largest school district in the country. This forum will provide the public the opportunity to learn about each candidate’s values, strategies and goals during his/ her term on the board. Questions will cover a range of topics including priorities for the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF), restorative justice, parent and student engagement, teacher retention, charter schools, strategies for advocating for English Language Learners and technology initiatives. There will also be an opportunity for community members to submit their own questions to be answered at the event.

WHERE?:    Goodwill Center, 3150 N. San Fernando Road, Los Angeles, CA 90065

WHEN?:    Wednesday, January 28, 2015    6-8 p.m.

WHY?:    The United Way of Greater LA hosts these forums every school board election season in an effort to promote an informed and broad base of voters across LAUSD. These events are part of a larger strategy of empowering the voices of parents, teachers, students and community members to advocate for policies that are rooted in equity. We aim to create pathways out of poverty by promoting the achievement of children of color and children living in high poverty areas.

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