Politics & Government
CA-29 Candidate Angelica Duenas Answers Questions About Education
The Green Party candidate was the only one to respond to questions about federal education policy.
Angelica Duenas, Tony Cardenas and Joe Shammas were all given an opportunity to provide their viewpoints on federal education policy. Only Duenas responded. Her answers are as follows:
- No Child Left Behind and the Every Student Succeeds Act both increased reliance on standardized testing within our classrooms. Do you support the rights of parents to opt their children out of this testing? Will you support efforts to end programs which encourage teachers to teach to a test? Yes I support parents rights to opt out of standardized testing. Yes I support to end programs that encourage teachers to teach to a test.
- Federal legislation authorizes “Congress to contribute up to 40% of the average per-pupil expenditure” for mandated special education services. Unfortunately, this funding has never materialized. Will you lead efforts to adequately fund programs and services for those with special education needs? Answer: Yes, I will lead efforts to adequately fund programs and services for those with special needs
- Do you support the NAACP's call for a moratorium on charter schools? Answer: Yes, I support the NAACP's call for a moratorium on charter schools.
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Carl Petersen is a parent and special education advocate, elected member of the Northridge East Neighborhood Council and was a Green Party candidate in LAUSD’s District 2 School Board race. During the campaign, he was endorsed by Network for Public Education (NPE) Action and Dr. Diane Ravitch called him a “strong supporter of public schools.” His past blogs can be found at www.ChangeTheLAUSD.com. Opinions are his own.