Joe Satriani – HMC

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Wow! I just got an email Christmas card from LAUSD school board member Monica Garcia. Apparently, she sent it to everyone in the school district, including the nearly 5,000 employees she just authorized layoffs for.

Nice.

In other news, and in what is likely just shameless self-promotion, an article detailing the complexity of the Magnet School application process has appeared today on the USC Annenberg School of Communication webpage. It’s author, a grad student in journalism,  highlights both parents determination to learn the process as well as Hope Change Choices, the “organization” (if, by organization, you mean three people) which I’ve been a part of for the last two years to help inform families of their options and advocate for equal access to quality schools.

You can read the article in it’s entirety here.