Monday, March 07, 2005
Vote Perttula
Jeremy's dad is running for Member of the Board of Trustees in the election coming up. Jeremy sent me this e-mail explaining what its all about. So if you're gonna vote, why nto vote for him. I know Gerald and hes an wesome guy- so get out there and vote.
heres the e-mail
Hello Everyone,
Please don’t forget to vote for my dad, Gerald Perttula, on March 8th for
the Member of the Board of Trustees and pass this note along to your
friends and family. Also, check out his website:
http://www.collegeissues.blogspot.com/
And here is an article from the LA times concerning the LA Community
College issues:
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/opinion/la-ed-colleges1mar01,1,251022.story?ctrack=1&cset=true
Community College Races
The contest for the three open seats on the Los Angeles Community College
District's board seems barely visible in the shadow of the mayoral race.
But the district is by far the largest community college system in the
state, with nine campuses and about 130,000 students. Its board is
responsible for allocating $2 billion in bond money approved in recent
years by voters.
A Sacramento think tank recently singled out the state's community
colleges as key to helping businesses find skilled employees as well as
to boosting low-income workers' wages, correcting the educational
failures of public high schools and easing pressure on the state's
four-year university systems.
College district board elections seldom attract much media coverage,
though serving as a Los Angeles Community College trustee has
historically been an entry point for politicians (former Gov. Jerry Brown
got his start on the L.A. board in 1969). Another reason for the lack of
spotlight is that well-established incumbents are running for all three
seats.
Incumbents Michael Waxman (Office No. 2) and Kelly Candaele (Office No. 4)
face no serious opposition. Nancy Pearlman, in Office No. 6, does have
real challengers, and there's a reason.
Pearlman emphasizes that she is the only board member to have made
ecological responsibility her No. 1 goal — by, among other things,
"advocating for ergonomic furniture and nontoxic work stations." These
are fine ideas, but given the financial and educational challenges the
district faces, they are side issues. One of her challengers, Gerald
Perttula, has put forth policies that better support the educational
mission and financial health of the two-year colleges. (Pearlman's other
challenger, 22-year-old Maria Grunwald-Agazaryan, is sincere but lacks a
detailed agenda.)
Perttula is a Los Angeles County education curriculum advisor who works
with teenagers at high risk of dropping out of school. On his website,
http://www.collegeissues.blogspot.com , he has posted a well-reasoned
critique of the board's decision to build a $20-million-plus headquarters
downtown with money that he alleges was earmarked for improving campuses.
Perttula's commitment to scrutinizing the board's investments seems
genuine, and the task needs doing. He promises to open the board to more
public scrutiny, particularly in regard to its enacting of its master
plan. For Office 6 of the community college board, The Times endorses
Gerald Perttula.
heres the e-mail
Hello Everyone,
Please don’t forget to vote for my dad, Gerald Perttula, on March 8th for
the Member of the Board of Trustees and pass this note along to your
friends and family. Also, check out his website:
http://www.collegeissues.blogspot.com/
And here is an article from the LA times concerning the LA Community
College issues:
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/opinion/la-ed-colleges1mar01,1,251022.story?ctrack=1&cset=true
Community College Races
The contest for the three open seats on the Los Angeles Community College
District's board seems barely visible in the shadow of the mayoral race.
But the district is by far the largest community college system in the
state, with nine campuses and about 130,000 students. Its board is
responsible for allocating $2 billion in bond money approved in recent
years by voters.
A Sacramento think tank recently singled out the state's community
colleges as key to helping businesses find skilled employees as well as
to boosting low-income workers' wages, correcting the educational
failures of public high schools and easing pressure on the state's
four-year university systems.
College district board elections seldom attract much media coverage,
though serving as a Los Angeles Community College trustee has
historically been an entry point for politicians (former Gov. Jerry Brown
got his start on the L.A. board in 1969). Another reason for the lack of
spotlight is that well-established incumbents are running for all three
seats.
Incumbents Michael Waxman (Office No. 2) and Kelly Candaele (Office No. 4)
face no serious opposition. Nancy Pearlman, in Office No. 6, does have
real challengers, and there's a reason.
Pearlman emphasizes that she is the only board member to have made
ecological responsibility her No. 1 goal — by, among other things,
"advocating for ergonomic furniture and nontoxic work stations." These
are fine ideas, but given the financial and educational challenges the
district faces, they are side issues. One of her challengers, Gerald
Perttula, has put forth policies that better support the educational
mission and financial health of the two-year colleges. (Pearlman's other
challenger, 22-year-old Maria Grunwald-Agazaryan, is sincere but lacks a
detailed agenda.)
Perttula is a Los Angeles County education curriculum advisor who works
with teenagers at high risk of dropping out of school. On his website,
http://www.collegeissues.blogspot.com , he has posted a well-reasoned
critique of the board's decision to build a $20-million-plus headquarters
downtown with money that he alleges was earmarked for improving campuses.
Perttula's commitment to scrutinizing the board's investments seems
genuine, and the task needs doing. He promises to open the board to more
public scrutiny, particularly in regard to its enacting of its master
plan. For Office 6 of the community college board, The Times endorses
Gerald Perttula.
Comments:
Wow, I was wondering if that was Jeremy's dad, I thought there couldn't be THAT many Perttulas in LA. Alas, it is not my district, I doubt he'll be on my ballot.
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