Provided by Councilman Alarcon’s media office.

In light of the recent court decisions to throw out AB 1381, Los Angeles City Councilmember Richard Alarcón, Chair of the City Council’s Education & Neighborhoods Committee, announced that he will hold a hearing on the feasibility of establishing a Department of Education within the City of Los Angeles.  Within this Department’s purview would be the ability to create and administer City-run charter schools.   

“We cannot let the recent court decision on AB 1381 diminish our efforts to reform the Los Angeles Unified School District,” said Councilmember Alarcón.  

Alarcón will conduct this hearing on May 11, 2007 at 9 a.m. at City Hall. Representatives from various City offices, the Mayor’s Office, and the Los Angeles Unified School District, educational organizations and business groups are invited to provide testimony and speak to the feasibility of creating such a Department. Neighborhood Councils and stakeholders are invited to attend and participate in the Public Comment period.