Candidates Alex Johnson and George McKenna are vying for election to the District 1 seat on the Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education.  The seat, formerly held by the late Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte, has been vacant since her sudden death last December.

The Los Angeles Unified School District's Curriculum and Instruction Committee met this morning to explore, among other topics, the plan to distribute arts education throughout the district.

Former California State Senator Sheila Kuehl and former Santa Monica Mayor Bobby Shiver are still in the race to be the Los Angeles County Supervisor of District 3. Kuehl received a total of 43,348 votes, accounting for 36.18% of the votes cast. Shiver came in second with 34,509 votes with (28.80%). The results indicate they will face a run off on the November ballot.

The Los Angeles Unified School District announced yesterday it would hire Rory Pullens to serve as the executive director of the district’s arts education program.  Mr. Pullens has previously served as the principal of the Duke Ellington School of the Arts in Washington, DC.  His appointment is set to take effect July 1.

Several high-stakes elections lay ahead for residents of Los Angeles County.

After several deadlines to produce it elapsed, the Los Angeles Unified School District stepped forward to take leadership on releasing a budget for its arts education branch last week.  The budget was presented at the Budget, Facilities, & Audit Committee meeting of the board on Thursday, February 20.

Arts for LA has launched an Action Alert inviting LAUSD parents and community members to ask Board of Education members to lead the charge on having an arts education budget produced this month.