LAPD Consent Decree; Sacramento And The Future Of The LAUSD; Mayoral Takeovers In Other U.S. Cities; Extending The School Calendar; New LACMA Director Michael Govan
LAPD Consent Decree
Larry Mantle discusses the City Council's Public Safety Committee joint meeting this morning with the Police Commission to discuss why it has taken so long to implement a computer system to track officer conduct.
Sacramento And The Future Of The LAUSD
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has taken his case to takeover control of the LAUSD to the Capital. Though he has the support of Governor Schwarzenegger and Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez, not everyone in Sacramento is in favor of a change in how the LAUSD is governed. Larry and his guests discuss the status of legislation to carry out Villaraigosa's plan and the politics of turning the Mayor's proposal into law.
Mayoral Takeovers In Other U.S. Cities
The LAUSD, the nation's second-largest school district, is currently run by an elected seven-member board. Mayor Villaraigosa's reform proposal borrows some ideas from other large urban school districts that moved to a system of Mayoral control in the 1990's. Larry and his guests talk about how the system of mayoral appointees went into effect, and is working, in Chicago, Boston, New York, and Cleveland.
Extending The School Calendar
Mayor Villaraigosa would like to extend the LAUSD school calendar to provide students with more hours of instruction. Citing that American students spend less time in school than their peers in many other developed countries, he has proposed extending either the school day or the school year. Larry Mantle talks with UCLA Education Professor Jeannie Oakes and LAUSD School Board member David Tokofsky about what this would cost, and how much students would benefit.
New LACMA Director Michael Govan
Larry Mantle talks with the newly appointed Director and CEO of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Michael Govan about his new position and plans for the future of LACMA.