Charter Forces Gain A Seat in L.A. School Board Race

Though the results of last night’s election were not what we wanted, I’m so incredibly proud of the campaign that we all built together. As a parent and community organizer, I am honored to have had broad support from labor and community organizations as well as the support of many local elected and civic leaders. Over the last year of this campaign, we brought together parents, community leaders, educators, classroom aides, librarians, and more. We fought for every vote up until the last minute and engaged voters about a vision of a quality public education for ALL of our students. Thank you to my amazing campaign team and the hundreds of volunteers that spent hours engaging voters over the last few months.

Unfortunately, we could not overcome the amount of money poured into this race by outside big money. As critical stakeholders in public education in this district, we must continue to work together to ensure that our policy makers are accountable to our local communities and making decisions that are in the best interest of our children and their education.

I wish Ms. Franklin the best of luck. She will have many challenges ahead as the new School Boardmember for District 7 and will need the support and partnership of the broader public school community to ensure our students succeed.