George McKenna

Former principal and district administrator Candidate for LAUSD District 1

Former principal and district administrator Candidate for LAUSD District 1

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As someone who grew up in the American South during segregation, LAUSD school board member George McKenna knows why it’s so hard to get the students and teachers of South LA…

LAUSD board member plans to ‘motivate, agitate, aggravate’ his colleagues to get vaccinated

As someone who grew up in the American South during segregation, LAUSD school board member George McKenna knows why it’s so hard to get the students and teachers of South LA…

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What to do with the LAUSD police department? The Los Angeles school board found themselves deeply divided over that issue when they met on Tuesday.

School board disagrees over whether LAUSD needs its own police force

What to do with the LAUSD police department? The Los Angeles school board found themselves deeply divided over that issue when they met on Tuesday.

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When Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte died unexpectedly, the LA Unified School Board was left pretty much divided between three members backed by self-styled reformers and three supported…

Meet the candidates of the LAUSD Board District 1 Race

When Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte died unexpectedly, the LA Unified School Board was left pretty much divided between three members backed by self-styled reformers and three supported…

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