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Carl Petersen
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Carl Petersen is a parent, an advocate for students with special education needs, an elected member of the Northridge East Neighborhood Council, a member of the LAUSD's CAC, and was a Green Party candidate in LAUSD's District 2 School Board race. During the campaign, the Network for Public Education (NPE) Action endorsed him, and Dr. Diane Ravitch called him a "strong supporter of public schools." For links to his blogs, please visit www.ChangeTheLAUSD.com. Opinions are his own.
Carl Petersen is a father of five, including two daughters who are on the autism spectrum. His involvement in education issues began when the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) refused to provide services that his daughters' teachers agreed they needed. It was then that his family was forced to sue the District.
At the end of two days of mediation at the District's headquarters, he turned to his wife, Nicole, and said: "somebody has to change this." His wife replied, "What about you?" He accepted the challenge and has run twice for a position on the LAUSD School Board. His platforms included advocacy for special education issues and strong support for public education. In his last election he was endorsed by Americans for Democratic Action Southern California, SFV/NELA Chapter of the National Organization for Women, and Network for Public Education (NPE) Action, a group co-founded by Dr. Diane Ravitch.
When Carl is not working or engaging in activism, he enjoys hanging out at theme parks with his family. He took his oldest daughter to Woodstock '94 when she was two and used to play in several local bands. If he is at his home in Northridge, California, there is a dog at his feet and he is probably writing one of his blogs which have been published in OpEdNews, Medium, Patch, and K-12 News Network.
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Friday, March 21, 2025Why Isn't The School District Settling This Lawsuit? Lawyers representing Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) parents, students, and labor partners claim the District risks losing over $100 million by continuing to misuse PROP 28 funds meant for arts education.
Friday, March 21, 2025Will These Charter Schools Escape Accountability? Three failing charter schools are appealing to the unelected Los Angeles County School Board after the elected LAUSD Board rejected their renewals in a rare move.
Sunday, March 16, 2025Who's In Charge? LAUSD School Board Member Karla Griego tried to find out why PROP-28 funding has not resulted in more arts programs in our schools. District bureaucrats shut her down.
Wednesday, March 12, 2025The LAUSD School Board Drops The Ball Again Ignoring its fiducial responsibility to the students of Los Angeles, the LAUSD Board renews the Watts Learning Center despite its unpaid debt of $169,837. It is part of a $7 million problem.
Tuesday, March 11, 2025Los Angeles School District Dodged A Bullet Graciela Ortiz, the Charter school-supported candidate in last November's LAUSD BD5 election, is under investigation in a corruption probe.
Monday, March 10, 2025The Future Is Put On Hold Steve Barr pulled the consideration of Future Is Now, his new charter school scheme, and announced a plan to use the Los Angeles firestorm crisis to prevent its denial.
Friday, March 7, 2025Pulling The Alarm Can the Constitution survive if Co-Presidents Trump and Musk usurp the other branches of government and nobody has the guts to stand up?
Wednesday, March 5, 2025Who Is Watching Out For The Safety Of Children In Charter Schools? The LAUSD School Board ignores KIPP Charter School's attempt to build a school on a toxic waste site and approves the renewal of three of the chain's schools.
Saturday, February 22, 2025Ignore Parents At Your Peril The largest school district led by a democratically elected Board is known for inadequate engagement with parents. Is it getting worse?
Saturday, February 15, 2025Is The School Board Willing To Give Up $7,678,022? The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Charter School Division forgave $7,678,022 in overallocation fees without getting authorization from the LAUSD School Board, including $28,111 for KIPP Corazon. Why didn't the Board ask about this before renewing Corazon's charter?
Wednesday, February 12, 2025Crete Can't Run From Its Failures Ranked as one of the worst schools in California, Crete Academy, a "low-performing" charter school, fights to renew its charter by using faulty data.
Friday, February 7, 2025Steve Barr Asks LAUSD For A Chance To Fail Again The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Board held a "Public Hearing" on approving a new charter school without providing access to the materials being considered.
Monday, February 3, 2025One Less KIPP KIPP Corazon's charter is renewed without the Charter School Division being asked to explain why they forgave $28,111 in the school's overallocation fees.
Thursday, January 30, 2025A Tale Of Two Presidents As he prepared for his second inauguration, Trump's actions in the wake of Jimmy Carter's death provided a sharp contrast between the two leaders.
Wednesday, January 29, 2025Getting Half The Job Done The LAUSD School Board votes to deny Ivy Bound Academy's charter renewal but purposely excludes its questionable demographics as a reason.
Monday, January 20, 2025Hopeless? As 2025 begins, it is sometimes hard to tell if time is moving forward or backward.
Sunday, January 19, 2025Will Accountability Happen Behind Closed Doors? The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) School Board held a closed session to evaluate Superintendent Carvalho, who is being criticized for how he handled the Los Angeles fire crisis.
Sunday, January 19, 2025Cautiously Optimistic A look back at a year when the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) School Board failed to enact meaningful change. Will two new members follow through with their mandate?
Friday, January 17, 2025Charter School Debt Increases to At Least $2,899,721 Twenty-one schools haven't paid the penalty for taking more space than they were entitled to, and another $7,678,022 owed to Los Angeles students has yet to be accounted for.
Monday, January 13, 2025The Numbers Don't Add Up When considering its charter renewal, will the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Board address Ivy Bound Academy's failure to educate its fair share of at-risk students?
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