Democratic candidates backed by teachers unions narrowly lost on Tuesday in two California state assembly primary races that highlighted a bitter split in the Democratic Party over education policy, Reuters reports. The most contentious race was in Assembly District 46, a heavily Democratic swath of Los Angeles suburbs. Wealthy philanthropists, hedge-fund managers and internet entrepreneurs – bound together by a common goal of overhauling public education – spent an eye-popping $1.4 million to bolster the candidacy of Brian Johnson, a Democrat who until recently ran a network of charter schools. The California Teachers Association fought back with nearly $500,000 in spending to attack Johnson and support a rival Democrat, Andrew Lachman…
Latest posts by staff and wire services reports (see all)
- ‘Buyer’s remorse’ dogging Common Core rollout - October 30, 2014
- Calif. law targets social media monitoring of students - October 2, 2014
- Elementary world language instruction - September 25, 2014