LAUSD Teacher Strike…Harvard’s Clubs, School Security Boon, More!

Here’s a pretty good look at the fiscal pressure on LAUSD and its various causes:

Some facts about the cause of LAUSD’s financial woes straight from a 2015 independent financial review. (note how many recommendations were not acted upon). Sorry, this is long, but that reflects the complexity of the root causes. @capriceyoung @MichaelPetrilli @arotherham

— Robin Lake (@RbnLake) January 15, 2019

More on the strike here.

I was skeptical of Harvard’s move to decide what clubs students could join because it infantilized students and was a reminder that authoritarian impulses are not a problem limited to the political right. But a more practical objection might have been the ever-present unintended consequences. Groups for women are being most adversely affected.

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They Have The Plant But We Have The Power.