Sentences with phrase «downtown school bureaucracy»

When I was elected to the Los Angeles School Board 11 years ago as an experienced educator and social worker, I immediately challenged the downtown school bureaucracy, fought for greater accountability and tackled the most difficult problems facing our schools.

Broad's collateral assault on the downtown school bureaucracy includes growing new charter schools and attracting strong principals who gain unfettered authority to hire and fire their own teachers.

Now President Obama is upping the ante, spurring local activists to shake up, even break up, downtown school bureaucracies.