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School Board Candidates Face The Voters
In a sometimes contentious debate, Scott M. Schmerelson and Dan Chang answer questions about issues facing Los Angeles’ school district.
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4 min readSep 20, 2024
“My goodness, great question.”
– Dan Chang
On Saturday, September 14, 2024, the Northridge East Neighborhood Council’s Education Committee hosted a forum for the two candidates in the November 5th runoff election. The videos posted below are the answers provided by Scott M. Schmerelson and Dan Chang broken down by question. While some banter between questions and housekeeping is not included, the candidates’ answers are presented in full.
- Question 1: Both of you have been classroom teachers. What led you to this profession?
FACT CHECK: Chang states that he “helped open 17 charter schools with Green Dot Public [SIC] School”. According to public records, Green Dot opened 14 schools between May 2003 and…
