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Meet the candidates in LAUSD school board runoffs: Maria Brenes runs as outsider who can spark change for Eastside neighborhoods
As two LAUSD school board races headed to runoffs in Tuesday’s election, LA School Report interviewed the four candidates vying for the seats. Here is an interview with Maria Brenes, who is running to represent school district 2 against Rocio Rivas: Running as an outsider to represent predominantly low income families living in the Eastside...
By Bryan Sarabia | November 3, 2022
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Meet the candidates in LAUSD school board runoffs: Rocio Rivas says her experience working in LAUSD makes her best candidate to represent Eastside communities
As two LAUSD school board races headed to runoffs in Tuesday’s election, LA School Report interviewed the four candidates vying for the seats. Here is an interview with Rocio Rivas, who is running to represent school district 2 against Maria Brenes: An established LAUSD employee and parent who is running for LA Unified school board...
By Bryan Sarabia | November 3, 2022
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Meet the candidates in LAUSD school board runoffs: Teacher Marvin Rodriguez opposes charters; boosts community, neighborhood schools
As two LAUSD school board races headed to runoffs in Tuesday’s election, LA School Report interviewed the four candidates vying for the seats. Here is an interview with Marvin Rodriguez, a long-time teacher, who is running against school board president Kelly Gonez: Long-time teacher Marvin Rodríguez hopes to apply his classroom experience to a spot...
By Cari Spencer | November 3, 2022
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Meet the candidates in LAUSD school board runoffs: Kelly Gonez touts experience
As two LAUSD school board races headed to runoffs in Tuesday’s election, LA School Report interviewed the four candidates vying for the seats. Here is an interview with Kelly Gonez, currently school board president and district 6 representative, who is running against long-time teacher Marvin Rodriguez: Backed by both United Teachers Los Angeles and charter...
By Cari Spencer | November 3, 2022
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Profiles: Los Angeles school board candidates discuss ideas
Today we present “Meet the LAUSD School Board Candidates,” profiles of the candidates running for three open seats on the seven-member Los Angeles school board in the June 7 primary. If elected, candidates for LAUSD school board — representing the largest school district in the country with an elected board — will confront complex issues...
By LA School Report | May 24, 2022
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Meet the LAUSD school board candidates: Tracey Schroeder running as ‘front line … educator’
This article is part of a collaboration between The 74 and the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism. This profile is part of “Meet the LAUSD school board candidates,” a series focusing on the candidates running for three open seats on the seven-member school board. LAUSD is the largest school district in the country...
By Destiny Torres, Veronica Sierra, and Rebecca Katz | May 24, 2022
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Meet the LAUSD school board candidates: Miho Murai is running as ‘a powerful voice for English Learners, students with disabilities, students in foster care and juvenile justice, unhoused students, and the Asian Pacific American community’
This article is part of a collaboration between The 74 and the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism. This profile is part of “Meet the LAUSD school board candidates,” a series focusing on the candidates running for three open seats on the seven-member school board. LAUSD is the largest school district in the country...
By Destiny Torres, Veronica Sierra, and Rebecca Katz | May 24, 2022
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Meet the LAUSD school board candidates: Gentille Barkhordar is running ‘to give parents a seat at the negotiating table, so that important decisions are made … with families first in mind’
This article is part of a collaboration between The 74 and the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism. This profile is part of “Meet the LAUSD school board candidates,” a series focusing on the candidates running for three open seats on the seven-member school board. LAUSD is the largest school district in the country...
By Destiny Torres, Veronica Sierra, and Rebecca Katz | April 7, 2022
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Meet the LAUSD school board candidates: Jess Arana is running to ‘break the curse that has been plaguing our socioeconomically challenged children for generations’
This article is part of a collaboration between The 74 and the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism. This profile is part of “Meet the LAUSD school board candidates,” a series focusing on the candidates running for three open seats on the seven-member school board. LAUSD is the largest school district in the country...
By Destiny Torres, Veronica Sierra, and Rebecca Katz | March 15, 2022
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Meet the LAUSD school board candidates: Rocio Rivas is running because she is ‘deeply passionate about public education’
This article is part of a collaboration between The 74 and the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism. This profile is part of “Meet the LAUSD school board candidates,” a series focusing on the candidates running for three open seats on the seven-member school board. LAUSD is the largest school district in the country...
By Destiny Torres and Veronica Sierra | March 8, 2022