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If you haven’t read LA Weekly’s feature story on LAUSD complete lack of adult accountability, head over and give the whole thing a read. Their five month investigation yielded some shocking discoveries, including:

· In the past decade, LAUSD has spent $3.5 million to fire just seven of its 33,000 teachers

· LAUSD secretly paid 32 underperforming teachers an average of $50,000 to leave without a fight

The farcical nature of the recent Public School Choice Resolution “advisory” votes has been well documented. We at the Parent Revolution were deeply disappointed in the District’s complete inability to conduct a decent and fair voting process, and lament the loss of a meaningful opportunity to engage parents in the educational choices available to their children.

Parents and legislators in Connecticut have launched an ambitious effort to build on California's momentum and empower every parent in their state with the right to transform their underperforming neighborhood schools.