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Editorial: Students without boundaries

State's District of Choice transfer program deserves renewal by Legislature.

A relatively little-used option permitting students to enroll in public schools outside the district in which they live expires July 1. Lawmakers should renew the District of Choice program, one of the few choices that California's rigid public schools allow parents in deciding where their children will attend classes.

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United Food and Commercial Workers, Local 770

United Farm Workers

UNITE-HERE State Council

 

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PAW PAC – Political Action Committee for Animal Rights Issues in California 

Women's Political Committee 

Elected Officials

Congressmember Howard Berman

Congressmember Maxine Waters

Congressmember Esteban Torres (Ret)

 

California Latino Legislative Caucus

Members: Assemblymember Juan Arambula, Assemblymember Anna Caballero, Assemblymember Charles Calderon, Assemblymember Hector De La Torre, Assemblymember Kevin De Leon, Assemblymember Joe Coto, Assemblymember Ed Hernandez, Assemblymember Tony Mendoza, Assemblymember Pedro Nava, Speaker John Perez, Assemblymember Manuel Perez, Assemblymember Mary Salas, Assemblymember Lori Saldana, Assemblymember Jose Solorio, Assemblymember Norma Torres, Assemblymember Alberto Torrico, Senator Ron Calderon, Senator Gil Cedillo, Senator Lou Correa, Senator Denise Ducheny, Senator Dean Florez, Senator Gloria Negrete-McLeod, Senator Jenny Oropeza, Senator Alex Padilla

 

California State Legislators

State Senator Darrell Steinberg, Senate President Pro Tem

State Senator Carol Liu

State Senator Jenny Oropeza

State Senator Fran Pavley

State Senator Gloria Negrete McLeod

State Senator Dean Florez, Majority Leader

State Senator Gil Cedillo, Latino Caucus Chair

State Senator Chris Kehoe

State Senator Dede Alpert (Ret)

State Senator Shelia Kuehl (Ret)

State Senator Kevin Murray (Ret)

State Senator Alan Sieroty (Ret)

State Senator Richard Polanco (Ret)

Assemblymember Chuck Calderon

Assemblymember Manuel Perez

Assemblymember Joe Coto

Assemblymember Juan Arambula

Assemblymember Mary Salas

Assemblymember Ana Caballero

Assemblymember Blumenthal

Assemblymember Isadore Hall

Assemblymember Lori Saldana

Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez (Ret)

Assemblymember Hannah Beth Jackson (Ret)

Assemblymember Mervyn Dymally (Ret)

Lt. Gov Cruz Bustamante, Ret.

 

County/City Officials

LA County Sheriff Lee Baca

L.A. City Controller Laura Chick (Ret)

L.A. City Council President Eric Garcetti

L.A. City Councilmember Janice Hahn

L.A. City Councilmember Herb Wesson

L.A. City Councilmember Jose Huizar

L.A. City Councilmember Ed Reyes

L.A. City Councilmember Bill Rosendahl

L.A. City Councilmember Jan Perry

Baldwin Park Mayor Manny Lozano

Baldwin Park Councilmember Marlen Garcia

Baldwin Park Councilmember Monica Garcia

Delano Mayor, Grace Vallejo

Delano Mayor Pro Tem Ricky Chavez

El Monte Mayor Andre Quintero

Fresno City Council Member, Henry T. Perrea

Fresno County Supervisor, Henry Perrea

Huron Mayor, Ramon Dominguez

Kerman Mayor, Trinidad Rodriguez

La Puente Mayor Pro Tem Daniel C. Holloway

Monterey Park Councilmember David Lau

Monterey Park Councilmember Anthony Wong
Orange Cove Mayor, Victor Lopez

Rosemead Councilmember Polly Low

Rosemead Mayor Pro Tem John Nunez (Ret)

Sanger Mayor, Jose Villareal

Santa Ana Councilman Vince Sarmiento

Santa Ana Mayor Pro Tem Claudia C. Alvarez

San Joaquin Mayor, Amarpreet Dhaliwal

Selma Mayor, Dennis Lujan

South El Monte Mayor Louie Aguiñaga

South El Monte Councilmember Hector Delgado

South Pasadena Councilmember Mike Ten

West Covina Mayor, Roger Hernandez

 

School Board Members

Alhambra School Board member Adele Andrade Stadler

Alhambra School Board President Bob Gin

Azusa Unified School District Board Vice President, Xilonin Cruz-Gonzalez

Bassett Unified School District Board of Education President Paul Solano

California State Board Member Ben Austin

California State Board Member, Yvonne Chan

California State Board Member, Jonathan Williams

Delano Joint Union High School District Board Member, Jane Flores

El Monte Union High School District Board of Trustees Member Salvador Ramirez 

El Monte Union School Board Member John Tran

Garvey School Boardmember Henry Lo

Garvey School Board Member Bob Brusch

Los Angeles Unified School District Board President Monica Garcia

Los Angeles Unified School District Board Vice President Yolie Flores

Los Angeles Unified School District Boardmember Tamar Galatzan

Los Angeles Unified School District Boardmember Richard Vladovic

Los Angeles Unified School District Boardmember Vickie Castro (Ret)

Montebello School Board Vice President Gerri Guzman

Riverside Unified School District Superintendent Jennifer Baker

Rowland Unified School District Board of Education Vice President Robert F. Hidalgo

San Gabriel School Boardmember Scott Svonkin

San Gabriel School Boardmember Christina Alvarado

San Gabriel School Board member Pat and Lee Freeman

Sweetwater Union High School District Board of Trustees President Pearl Quinones

West Covina Unified School District Clerk, Eileen Miranda Jimenez

Los Angeles Community College Trustee Kelly Candaele

Los Angeles Community College Trustee Sylvia Scott Hayes

Los Angeles County Board Of Education Member Maria Elena Yeppes

Moreno Valley College President Dr. Monte Perez

Mt. Sac Trustee, Nancy Lyons

Pasadena Community College District Trustee Consuelo Rey Castro

 

Individuals

 

Steve Barr, Founder & Chair Emeritus, Green Dot Public Schools*

Nora Benavides*

Venancio Gaona*

Javier Guzman*

Alfonso Hernandez*

Scott Himelstein, University of San Diego Center for Education Policy and Law*

Dolores Huerta, Co-founder United Farm Workers

Alice Huffman, California State Conference, NAACP

Yvette King-Berg, Executive Director, Bert Corona Charter School*

Reverend Eric Lee, President/CEO, Southern Christian Leadership Conference of Greater Los Angeles

Ray Leon*

Roger Lowenstein, Executive Director, Los Angeles Leadership Academy*

Ron Kaye, Community Activist and former editor of the LA Daily News

Mickie Luna, Chair, California Democratic Party Latino/Chicano Caucus*

Melanie Lundquist, Education Philanthropist*

Ricardo Mireles, Executive Director, Academia Avance Charter School*

Mike Piscal, CEO, ICEF Public Schools*

Ana Ponce, Executive Director/CEO, Camino Nuevo Charter Academy

Connie Rice, Advancement Project*

Tony Silva*

Dixon Slingerland, Youth Policy Institute*

Tim Sullivan, Principal, Markham Middle School*

Marshall Tuck, Partnership for Los Angeles Schools*

Ed Velasquez*

Alex Valdez*

Jed Wallace, CEO, California Charter Schools Association*

Walter Waddles Richardson, Parent Representative LAUSD*

Peg Yorkin, Founder, Feminist Majority*

Caprice Young, former CEO, California Charter Schools Association*