A recent article in the Los Feliz Ledger shed light on Green Dot and the LA Parents Union, two organizations started by Steve Barr, a Silver Lake resident and State Board of Education appointee to the Advisory Commission on Charter Schools. Green Dot appears to be focused on middle and high schools, but the LA Parents Union appears to have a broader focus that includes elementary schools. The article is online at:
http://www.losfelizledger.com/DeodarStory.htm#ShuttleBusesREST
For anyone interested they are having a meeting this Saturday (Jan. 7) from 1-4pm to let people know what they are about. I am going to try and make it. Here is the info:
Citywide Chapters of the Los Angeles Parents Union Host…
Knowing Your Power:
Parent Training on the Politics of Education & What Parents Can Do About It
Saturday
January 6, 2007
1:00 pm -4:00 pm
350 South Figueroa Street, Suite 213
Los Angeles, CA 90072
Free of Charge
Childcare and Refreshments Provided
If driving, please enter off of Figueroa
To RSVP contact Ryan Smith:
(213) 621-0276 ext 255
Or email rsmith@greendot.org
In addition, the Silver Lake Chapter will apparently be meeting Jan. 13 to discuss
under-enrollment at neighborhood elementary schools among other things. You can email the following address from the article for info. about that:
mchind@earthlink.net
Thanks,
Tim
