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Old 08-15-2014, 11:43 AM
 
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I always read and hear about how bad LAUSD is. What is the reason people say this? Is every single school in LAUSD bad? Or are there just a ton of bad schools in poorer areas that get low test scores which brings down the average for LAUSD as a whole? Or is it the result of another large government-run agency running itself into the ground?

Obviously LAUSD has a stigma of being terrible. I'm just wondering what the facts are. Is there any hope for improvement?
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Old 08-15-2014, 12:07 PM
 
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Some are better than others but they're all pretty "bad." Elementary schools are usually okay, it's the high schools that are the problem. There are a handful (literally) of kids who succeed in the high schools, and some good teachers, but overall the bureaucracy and student body lead to failure. If you're extremely driven, you can do well at LAUSD. Hope for improvement? Nah. Palisades High is the one exception - that's why kids bus from all over LA to go there.
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Old 08-15-2014, 12:08 PM
 
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LAUSD is huge and generally performs poorly, just like all big city school districts in the country. having said that, primary schools in more affluent areas tend to perform quite well. there are also a few secondary schools that perform well, but it is limited to a number that can be counted on one hand. i don't necessarily blame LAUSD as this issue is largely cultural and economical and can be found throughout the country. it's unfortunate though as the people who most need a quality education are the people who appreciate it the least.
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Old 08-15-2014, 12:14 PM
 
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Some are better than others but they're all pretty "bad." Elementary schools are usually okay, it's the high schools that are the problem. There are a handful (literally) of kids who succeed in the high schools, and some good teachers, but overall the bureaucracy and student body lead to failure. If you're extremely driven, you can do well at LAUSD. Hope for improvement? Nah. Palisades High is the one exception - that's why kids bus from all over LA to go there.
So they just let kids bus to Palisades from anywhere? It can't just be whomever wants to go right? How do they determine who can enroll?
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Old 08-15-2014, 12:27 PM
 
Location: Seattle, WA
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Lots of kids from first generation immigrant parents who came from countries with poor education and therefore under-educated themselves. Poorly-educated parents usually results in lower-performing children.

This won't be much of a problem within a few years as the next generation of children will already be Americanized with Americanized parents.
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Old 08-15-2014, 01:38 PM
 
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they said that 20 years ago, those first generation immigrant parents from then now have grandchildren in the LAUSD
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Old 08-15-2014, 01:40 PM
 
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they said that 20 years ago, those first generation immigrant parents from then now have grandchildren in the LAUSD
Yeah, I don't see things changing in a "few years". The border is still pretty much wide open.
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Old 08-16-2014, 12:29 AM
 
Location: Earth
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LAUSD is huge and generally performs poorly, just like all big city school districts in the country. having said that, primary schools in more affluent areas tend to perform quite well. there are also a few secondary schools that perform well, but it is limited to a number that can be counted on one hand. i don't necessarily blame LAUSD as this issue is largely cultural and economical and can be found throughout the country. it's unfortunate though as the people who most need a quality education are the people who appreciate it the least.
Then explain why Long Beach Unified, the 3rd largest district in California and another urban district with a student population with demographics similar to LAUSD's, does considerably better.

LAUSD is too big and corrupt to function and too big and corrupt to exist. Sadly LAUSD lobbyists and the district's allies in the teachers' union have blocked any efforts to get rid of it or break it up.
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Old 08-16-2014, 12:33 AM
 
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So they just let kids bus to Palisades from anywhere? It can't just be whomever wants to go right? How do they determine who can enroll?
They have preferences for specific areas. In particular the areas for Hollywood, Hamilton, and Fairfax have precedence over other areas. Pali's a charter, though, so they accept students from anywhere. Certain neighborhoods, though, have advantages.

Given that most Pali students do not live in the neighborhood, and given the high value of land in the Palisades, has LAUSD ever considered selling the land and using the money to build schools elsewhere? LAUSD still owns the land despite the school being a charter.
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Old 08-16-2014, 02:34 AM
 
Location: Kaliforneea
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LAUSD is the second largest school district in the nation, with a budget of $6.7 BILLION, 690,000 students, 45,000 teachers, and 38,000 other employees. It is the second largest employer in Los Angeles County. It's Big and it's Corrupt. And I am a graduate of it. The wealthier cities subsidize the poorer areas.

source:
Los Angeles Unified School District - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

As a matter of comparison of scale: this country flirted with Sarah Palin being VP under presidential candidate John McCain. How much of successful job training of running a complex, fractus, seething organization would she have, running Alaska, who has but a mere 16,000 people in it's state employ?

source:
Alaska - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

In the interest of the children, we should chop it up, into smaller wiggling tentacles.
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