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LWV League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
Los Angeles County, CA June 3, 2014 Election
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Sherlett Hendy Newbill
Answers Questions

Candidate for
Member of the Board of Education; Los Angeles Unified School District; District 1

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The questions were prepared by the League of Women Voters of Los Angeles and asked of all candidates for this office.
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Questions & Answers

1. What is your opinion of LAUSD's charter school program, how do you evaluate its success or failure and should it be encouraged or restricted?

Parents and children have the right to choose the best learning environment for academic success. Our leadership needs to be responsive to the community. But our District must hold Charter Schools to the same admission, academic, and accountability standards that all our traditional public schools abide by.

2. What is your opinion of LAUSD's authorization to purchase iPads for students to use at school and at home? Would you support continuation of the program?

Before our School Board Members make a decision about expanding the iPad roll out, they need to learn the needs of local schools in order to make an informed decision that puts our students' interests first. Our School Board Members need to decide if the iPad is the right tool for our students, as some students learn better from books. The iPad funds would be better spent on school infrastructure repair, considering that LAUSD has hundreds of buildings that need retrofitting to survive earthquakes.

Responses to questions asked of each candidate are reproduced as submitted to the League.  Candidates' answers are presented as submitted.

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