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Lewd Photos, Harassment And Retaliation Allegations: Inside The Meltdown At LAUSD's Powerful Watchdog Agency • "The office tasked with inspecting LAUSD's internal workings has been roiled by internal controversy of its own … a KPCC/LAist investigation reveals new details about the turmoil that roiled the department over the last year, and raises the question: Who's holding whom accountable in the L.A. Unified School District?"
LAUSD's Powerful Watchdog Office Has Been Closing Far Fewer Investigations. Why? • "In recent years, the OIG reported a sharp drop in the number of cases its investigative unit completed, according to a KPCC/LAist review of the office's annual reports … Three well-placed sources, one of them a fired OIG investigator, say cases were held open longer than they needed to be under Cabibi's leadership." |
Ref Rodriguez filed two forms disclosing his 2014 finances. They don't line up • "That form was supposed to cover his 2014 finances — almost the exact same period as the previous form. This time, Rodriguez disclosed nothing about Better 4 You Fundraising. According to that form, obtained by KPCC through a public records request, Rodriguez told PUC Schools he had 'no reportable interests.'"
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Why are California charter schools' vaccination rates so much worse than district-run schools? • "Seventh graders in California charter schools were significantly less likely than their peers in district-run public schools to have received all of the vaccinations state law requires last year, KPCC reported last week. Now, a follow-up analysis of state Department of Public Health data revealed roughly the same gap between charter schools — publicly-funded, but run by independent boards and non-profits — and their district counterparts in another grade: kindergarten."
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