Carl J. Petersen
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Carl Petersen is a parent advocate for students with SpEd needs and public education. As a Green Party candidate in LAUSD’s District 2 School Board race, he was endorsed by Network for Public Education (NPE) Action. Opinions are his own.
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So Much For "Kids First"
“Proud to be sworn in this morning for my second term as an @LASchools Board member! Looking forward to another term of putting kids first and continuing the work to create a future where every child graduates ready for the world!” - Nick Melvoin
By Carl J. Petersen3 years ago in The Swamp
Compromising The Safety Of Public School Students
“This story was updated to reflect that while the incident occurred at the address for an LAUSD middle school, the students were enrolled at a non-LAUSD charter school that is co-located on that campus.” - KTLA
By Carl J. Petersen3 years ago in Education
One Step Forward, 2022 Steps Back
“We’re pinheads now We are not whole We’re pinheads all Jocko Homo” - DEVO Had COVID been properly managed, it would have been in our rearview mirror as we negotiated our way through 2022. Instead, Trump politicized the virus, allowing anti-vax and other anti-science conspiracy theories to take root and condemning us to negotiate through a new normal where we are forced to deal with periodic outbreaks. The only positive is that adherence to Internet Pseudo-Science has allowed Darwin to rebalance the voter rolls.
By Carl J. Petersen3 years ago in The Swamp
Two For One Election Special. Top Story - January 2023.
“It is true that power corrupts. The hope at the polling stations and the actions of the elected representatives, unfortunately, often turn to be opposite. The power of ballot turns into the power of wallet. Some law-makers become law-breakers.” - Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj
By Carl J. Petersen3 years ago in The Swamp
2022 LAUSD Report Card: Failing But Looking Forward To Improvement
“Take a stance, start now, and fight back against the system that has left us to rot and fester.” - Axel Brito The pace of change in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) is frustratingly slow, even when it involves the health and safety of our children. As a candidate in 2015, I highlighted the district’s “flushing policy” that required schools to run every water fountain “a minimum of 30 seconds” before school each day. This “stop-gap measure” was enacted seven years earlier following an NBC4 report that showed aging pipes and water fountains were leaching lead particles into the drinking water at LAUSD facilities. In the next seven years, I would still see signs mandating these flushings on water fountains when I visited my children’s schools.
By Carl J. Petersen3 years ago in Education
Improving Special Education Within the LAUSD
“The true measure of any society can be found in how it treats its most vulnerable members.” - Mahatma Gandhi Helping students who have disabilities meet their full potential requires that the Special Education services they receive be customized so that their unique needs are met. A one size fits all approach will not work.
By Carl J. Petersen3 years ago in Education
London Calling: Nightwish At Wembley Arena
“We were here!” - Nightwish I was introduced to Nightwish through a video of their 2013 performance at the Wacken festival in Germany. I was instantly mesmerized by their exciting pyrotechnics, unique soundscape, and singer, Floor Jansen, who had soaring vocals and the ability to hold the crowd in the palm of her hand. The band’s discography immediately found itself in constant rotation in my playlists.
By Carl J. Petersen3 years ago in Beat
An American Mouseketeer In Disneyland Paris
“In Tokyo, Disney built a replica of the Cinderella Castle found at Walt Disney World in Florida. In Paris, the Imagineers realized that beautiful castles could simply be found down the road, and subsequently the castle in the park needed to be especially different.” - Ryan Simmons
By Carl J. Petersen3 years ago in Families
Looking For Light At The End Of The Tunnel
“Many education leaders and politicians want to ‘do what’s best for students' but instead engage in the most expedient, easiest, convenient, or flashiest actions that always wind up costing money and time.” - Nicolle Fefferman
By Carl J. Petersen3 years ago in Education
