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Carl Petersen
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Carl Petersen is a parent, an advocate for students with special education needs, an elected member of the Northridge East Neighborhood Council, a member of the LAUSD's CAC, and was a Green Party candidate in LAUSD's District 2 School Board race. During the campaign, the Network for Public Education (NPE) Action endorsed him, and Dr. Diane Ravitch called him a "strong supporter of public schools." For links to his blogs, please visit www.ChangeTheLAUSD.com. Opinions are his own.
Carl Petersen is a father of five, including two daughters who are on the autism spectrum. His involvement in education issues began when the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) refused to provide services that his daughters' teachers agreed they needed. It was then that his family was forced to sue the District.
At the end of two days of mediation at the District's headquarters, he turned to his wife, Nicole, and said: "somebody has to change this." His wife replied, "What about you?" He accepted the challenge and has run twice for a position on the LAUSD School Board. His platforms included advocacy for special education issues and strong support for public education. In his last election he was endorsed by Americans for Democratic Action Southern California, SFV/NELA Chapter of the National Organization for Women, and Network for Public Education (NPE) Action, a group co-founded by Dr. Diane Ravitch.
When Carl is not working or engaging in activism, he enjoys hanging out at theme parks with his family. He took his oldest daughter to Woodstock '94 when she was two and used to play in several local bands. If he is at his home in Northridge, California, there is a dog at his feet and he is probably writing one of his blogs which have been published in OpEdNews, Medium, Patch, and K-12 News Network.
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Thursday, June 26, 2025Pride Under Siege: The LAPD's Troubled History With the LGBTQ+ Community With the LGBTQ+ community's historically strained relationship with the LAPD, can it rely on protection from violence during Pride Month?
Sunday, June 22, 2025Peaceful Protest, Violent Response: LAPD's Legacy Continues Los Angeles' largest street gang, the LAPD, violently attacked citizens after thousands spent the day peacefully protesting Trump's policies.
Wednesday, June 18, 2025Deporting Children to Die Is Not Pro-Life Trump's War on Immigration considered killing a young child because she was born in Mexico. Does life begin at conception and end at the border?
Monday, June 16, 2025Public Funds, Private Loopholes: Neighborhood Council Questions Charter School's Plans Citizens of the World Charter Schools skirt safety laws, endangering students and straining neighborhoods with a project next to a freeway.
Wednesday, June 11, 2025Do Charter School Students Deserve To Be Safe? Supporters of the Charter School Industry spend millions to elect school board members who won't hold these schools accountable for safety.
Monday, June 9, 2025Will the Real Working Class Hero Please Stand Up Bruce Springsteen and the President appeal to the working class. "The Boss" empowers them through storytelling and Trump harnesses their fears.
Sunday, May 25, 2025A Minor Threat When the War on Immigrants targets toddlers, cancer patients, and first-graders: a satirical look at immigration policy in Trump's America.
Wednesday, May 21, 2025County School Board Punts The Los Angeles County Office of Education (LACOE) Board ignores the law and refuses to shut down one of California's worst-performing schools.
Friday, May 9, 2025Oops Trump takes a chainsaw to the Constitution and illegally deports an innocent man, stripping the father of his due process rights.
Thursday, May 1, 2025Holding County Supervisors Accountable? Who will be held responsible as the Los Angeles County Office of Education (LACOE) votes to let another failing charter school continue operating?
Sunday, April 20, 2025A Change of Rhythm When I was suddenly thrust into turmoil and facing a significant change, the sale of my drum kits unexpectedly set the stage for reflection.
Friday, April 18, 2025Failing Charter School Will Continue to Operate Ignoring the LAUSD and its staff, the Los Angeles County Office of Education renewed KIPP Sol's charter petition for another five years.
Tuesday, April 8, 2025Your Taxes at Work A pending lawsuit against El Camino Real Charter High School exposes a publicly funded private school in chaos, leaving students in danger.
Thursday, April 3, 2025Is the Resistance Dead? Corporate America is cowering, the media has caved, and Establishment Democrats have no idea how to fight. Are we destined for fascism?
Sunday, March 30, 2025Charter School Makes the Case Against Its Renewal When the founder of Crete Academy is not lying about his charter school's record, he is blaming others for failing to educate his students.
Friday, March 21, 2025Will These Charter Schools Escape Accountability? Three failing charter schools are appealing to the unelected Los Angeles County School Board after the elected LAUSD Board rejected their renewals in a rare move.
Friday, March 21, 2025Why Isn't The School District Settling This Lawsuit? Lawyers representing Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) parents, students, and labor partners claim the District risks losing over $100 million by continuing to misuse PROP 28 funds meant for arts education.
Sunday, March 16, 2025Who's In Charge? LAUSD School Board Member Karla Griego tried to find out why PROP-28 funding has not resulted in more arts programs in our schools. District bureaucrats shut her down.
Wednesday, March 12, 2025The LAUSD School Board Drops The Ball Again Ignoring its fiducial responsibility to the students of Los Angeles, the LAUSD Board renews the Watts Learning Center despite its unpaid debt of $169,837. It is part of a $7 million problem.
Tuesday, March 11, 2025Los Angeles School District Dodged A Bullet Graciela Ortiz, the Charter school-supported candidate in last November's LAUSD BD5 election, is under investigation in a corruption probe.
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