Educational issue.Dissatisfaction with the Los Angeles Unified School District The Los Angeles Unified School District (the "LAUSD") is the largest (in terms of number of students) public school system in California and the second-largest in the United States. Only the New York City Department of Education has a larger student population. has long been a political hot button in the city. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Antonio Ramon Villaraigosa (born Antonio (Tony) Ramon Villar, Jr. on January 23, 1953) is the mayor of Los Angeles, California. He is the first Latino mayor of Los Angeles since Cristobal Aguilar in 1872. is pressing ahead with plans to gain control over the district, which is now run by elected board members who preside over a massive bureaucracy. So the Business Journal asks: What do you think about Villaraigosa's plan to take over the Los Angeles Unified School District? Michelle Adelson President and Creative Director Copia Creative Inc. I worry about how education has been handled in the political arena. Education is important and having politicians like Mayor Villaraigosa, for example, more involved in the area could potentially jeopardize its position further without a clear defined plan and strategy. The strategy should focus on raising awareness Raising awareness is a common phrase advocacy groups use to justify a particular event, brochure or even the entire organization. Raising awareness refers to alerting the general public that a certain issue exists and should be approached the way the group desires. of the value and importance of education. David Earring earring, a personal adornment, sometimes an amulet, worn attached to the ear lobe. Since prehistoric times the ear has been pierced for the insertion of the earring; certain primitive tribes distort the lobe with plugs several inches in diameter or with heavy stones. Anderson Senior Vice President, Human Resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. Discus Dental Inc. My answer to that would be that for all children around the world, it is all about access to information and quality education. So whatever we can do in the Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. area to ensure those two, I am fully supportive. The most important thing is to deliver education in an efficient and effective manner. If that can happen by taking this step, then I am for it. That is true of any educational system anywhere. Dominic Ng President & CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. East West Bank I strongly endorse the mayor's interest in elevating attention to the education system and making the system more competitive so we aren't always at the bottom of the list among our peer group. He is a great politician and I trust that he knows how to handle it. No one has a better relationship with the unions, so hopefully he will find a way to walk his way through the fine line. My concern is that his good intentions may turn into a major political wm. We could see a barrage of commercials on TV and people discrediting one another. That is not a good use of money. A few years ago Arnold Schwarzenegger had great intentions for fixing the state of California but it mined into a war. In this case, people could begin to see the topic of education in a twisted point of view. It's easy to lose our focus. At the end of the day, we are attempting to fix the school system. Marilyn Haese President Haese & Wood Marketing and Public Relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most I think I would only be happy if the mayor breaks the School District up into nine different sections. I say that because it is a bureaucratic nightmare that no one board should run. If it were to be smaller school districts, then it will be more efficient and easy to manage. The mayor has his heart in the right place. He actually wants to do something. If he really concentrates then he will agree on this breaking-up idea. I think if he does this, moves forward and expedites the building of schools and not wait for the population to increase to do that, it should work. Joselin C. Chavez Insurance Associate Grant Thornton LLP  This article or section is written like an .Please help [ rewrite this article] from a neutral point of view. Mark blatant advertising for , using . The mayor should be given the chance to see if he can help improve the status of the schools. I went through the LAUSD LAUSD Los Angeles Unified School District (Los Angeles, CA) school system and my son is now going to a public school. After a lot of thought about what we are seeing in the district, we have decided to pull him out and put him in a private school. Although the public schools may have improved policy in some areas, they are still behind school districts in other states. During the time since I was in school, I haven't seen much change. It doesn't hurt to try something new. LAUSD at this point has nothing to lose. |
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