A battle is brewing over LA Mayor Villaraigosa's plan to assume substantial control over the Los Angeles Unified School District. L.A. school officials said they would file a lawsuit to strike down a law that the Legislature passed to pave the way for Villaraigosa's initiative. The California attorney general's office will defend the law, but the mayor is also arranging for a private lawyer to help protect his plan. The battle focuses on whether Villaraigosa's Council of Mayors constitutes a "local educational agency" making it part of the public school system, which is required by the state constitution. Larry talks with legal experts about the strengths of both arguments.
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