AALA congratulates Eric Garcetti, who has been declared the winner of the Los Angeles Mayoral election and experienced LAUSD educator, Monica Ratliff, who has been elected to represent District 6 on the Board of Education.
We hope our new mayor is one who will be supportive of schools through his authority over public safety, health and social service agencies, parks and recreation facilities and other resources, not by trying to take over the school district as did his predecessor. While being mostly noncommittal about LAUSD during the campaign process,