Posted on 08/25/2009 2:37:17 PM PDT by AreaMan
Villaraigosa joins rally in support of schools resolution
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa added his voice to a rally in support of a plan to give charter schools access to 50 new schools scheduled to open over the next four years in the Los Angeles Unified School District.
Villaraigosa spoke outside district headquarters before a crowd of at least 2,000 charter-school parents and supporters who drove or were bused in for the occasion. Most wore light blue shirts emblazoned with the slogan: “My Child, My Choice.”
“We’re here today to stand up for our children,” Villaraigosa told a cheering crowd while standing with about 25 students called up to appear with him. He stood under a banner proclaiming a “Parent Revolution,” which is the name of a parent-organizing campaign supported by leading charter school companies.
Third Street was blocked off in the area to accommodate the rally, causing traffic and parking snarls.
(Excerpt) Read more at latimesblogs.latimes.com ...
Even lefty Mayor Tony (takin' a break from banging newsbabes) Villar can see that the LAUSD and the idiot Teachers' Union are failing miserably.
Bonus: how do you know this is a good idea...the Teachers' Union is against it.
GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS THEN AND NOW:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0lR1KQq2-U
BTW, FREEDOM HAS AN ADDRESS: IT’S HTTP://WWW.JBS.ORG
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