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Analysis: How to avoid a school board runoff in 4 easy steps
May 30, 2014 by Jamie Alter Lynton
With seven candidates vying for the vacant LAUSD school board seat in south LA, what would it take to pull ahead of the pack and head off a costly stand-alone runoff? Coinciding with the California statewide primary on June 3, the special election was called to fill the District 1 board seat, left vacant death last year of...
Hendy-Newbill gets a boost with endorsement from Ravitch
May 29, 2014 by LA School Report
While UTLA, the Los Angeles teachers union, has endosed three candidates in next week's District 1 school board race, one has emerged as first among equals. Sherlett Hendy-Newbill has won the endorsement of the Network of Public Education, a public education advocacy group led by Diane Ravitch, one of the strongest...
Seven candidates vie for LAUSD board seat in wide-open contest
May 28, 2014 by Howard Blume
The Los Angeles teachers union and a powerful group of civic leaders are sitting out Tuesday's key race for a seat on the Board of Education in what has become a spirited, wide-open contest among seven candidates.
Dorsey alum Sherlett Hendy-Newbill: dedication to her community
May 15, 2014 by Avery Jordan
It seems as though Sherlett Hendy-Newbill was born to run for the LAUSD District 1 seat. Reared in the heart of District 1, she attended Dorsey High School and developed an everlasting love and respect for her community. After graduating from college and returning home, she became active in the community...
Urban Fitness 911 featured on KABC News, Los Angeles
May 1, 2014 . KABC News, Los Angeles
Sherlett points out the motivation behind the Urban Fitness 911 program, currently in progress for her students at Dorsey High School.
Close on issues, District 1 candidates flashing personalities
May 8, 2014 by Vanessa Romo
The Ward A.M.E. Church in South LA was packed for a Wednesday night. But the people filing through doors weren’t there to talk about Jesus (though his name did come up). They were there to talk about the race for LA Unified School Board District 1.
Hendy-Newbill bringing a coach’s perspective to board race
April 28, 2014 by Yana Gracile
As a teacher, basketball coach and wife of a former NBA player, Sherlett Hendy-Newbill knows the value of teamwork, discipline and dedication. It’s those attributes she is promising to bring to the LA Unified school board if she succeeds in winning election for the vacant seat in District 1, where she was born, raised and...
Replacing Marguerite LaMotte in LAUSD District 1
April 22, 2014 by Robert D. Skeels
As the runner up in the 2013 LAUSD District 2 election, and as a long time public education advocate, activist, and essayist, I have a keen interest in LAUSD politics. I’ve been studying the District 1 Special Election from a social justice perspective. Let me summarize the candidates running for LAUSD Board of Education District...
LAUSD board approves multi-year contracts for senior staffers
April 22, 2014 by Vanessa Romo
In another sign of improving financial fortunes for LA Unified, the school board today approved multi-year contracts for many of the district’s most senior staff.
3 teachers get UTLA endorsements despite low money support
March 27, 2014 by Vanessa Romo
By voting to endorse three candidates last night for the LA Unified’s District 1 board seat, the UTLA House of Representatives chose to back two teachers and a former teacher who have raised a combined $8,440 for their election efforts.
Breaking News: UTLA endorses 3 for vacant District 1 race
March 26, 2014 by Vanessa Romo
The UTLA House of Representatives tonight voted to endorse a former teacher and two current teachers in the LA Unified District 1 board race.
SEIU Local 99 starting process to endorse District 1 candidate
March 24, 2014 by Yana Gracile
SEIU Local 99, one of the most powerful and influential unions in the LA Unified School District, is holding an exclusive forum next week for union members to meet the candidates running for the open District 1 board seat.
The UTLA board endorses 3 teachers for LA Unified seat, not Omarosa
March 20, 2014 by LA School Report
The board of directors of the Los Angeles teachers union, UTLA, voted last night to recommend that the union endorse three teachers for the vacant District 1 board seat. The special election is June 3.
School board candidate Sherlett "Coach" Hendy Newbill on In The Know
March 15, 2014 by Blogtalkradio
Tasha interviews the "Coach" as she tells listeners why she is running for LAUSD School Board.
Candidates forum set in LAUSD school board race
February 27, 2014 by Wave Staff
National Action Network Los Angeles is holding a candidates forum Monday for five of the candidates running in the June 3 special election to replace the late Marguerite LaMotte on the Los Angeles school board.
Thirteen candidates file to run for vacant L.A. school board seat
February 19, 2014 by Stephen Ceasar
Thirteen candidates are seeking spots on the ballot for a June special election to fill the Los Angeles school board seat left vacant by the death of Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte.
Special election could tip balance on L.A. school board
January 19, 2014 by Howard Blume
A vigorous and strategic successor to Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte could either pose a hurdle to Supt. John Deasy or steer a board majority back toward a more supportive, ancillary role.
Two teachers join the race for L.A. Unified board seat
January 13, 2014 by Vanessa Romo
Now that the special election for the open District 1 seat on the LA Unified school board is set for June 3, a host of candidates say they will throw a hat in the ring, including two teachers, Sherlett Hendy Newbill and Rachel Johnson.
Union response to LaMotte decision reflects internal divisions
January 8, 2014 by Howard Blume
The Los Angeles teachers union was notably absent in the debate this week over replacing Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte, reflecting a difficult situation for United Teachers Los Angeles..