A Community Discussion with the Los Angeles Times Editorial Pages

Caprice Young, President and CEO of the California Charter Schools Association, and LA Schools Superintendent Roy Romer join Los Angeles Times editorial page editor Andrés Martinez, columnist Erin Aubry Kaplan, and editorial board member Judy Dugan to discuss the prospect of mayoral control over the Los Angeles Unified School District. During his successful mayoral campaign, Antonio Villaraigosa pledged to use the power of the mayor’s office to fix the city’s public school system. Our panel will discuss the pros and cons of this proposal, the state of LA’s schools, and whether the Mayor really has the will and political capital to keep his pledge.