Issues of Importance to Public Education

LAUSD Region 3 Powerpoint Presentation on Charter Schools
Information provided by Linda Guthrie – UTLA Secondary Vice President

"No Child Left Behind Requirements for English Learner Assessments"
Testimony of Mary T. Hernandez before Assembly Education Committee,
English Learners Working Group Meeting, Wednesday, March 1, 2006.

Is No Child Left Behind out of step with English learners? Civil rights attorney Mary Hernandez recently gave an eye-opening presentation to the Education Committee of the State Assembly on this issue. The law firm of which Mary Hernandez is a partner is representing nine California school districts in the case of Coachella v. the State of California over the option in NCLB to allow testing of English learners for up to five years in their primary language. California has not allowed its school districts to exercise that option, and nine districts, not including LAUSD, are suing the state. UTLA has filed an amicus brief in support of the plaintiffs.

Building a Strong Chapter

Fight the Wartime Budget in Name of Better Schools

Public Funding of Education

Tax Handouts Hurt Public Education

Teens Want Smaller Classes, More Parental Involvement

Poll Shows Public Wants Changes in NCLB

MetLife Surveys Teachers, Principals, Parents

Does Class Size Really Matter?