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Checking The Math

School Board Candidate Dan Chang says being a math teacher uniquely qualifies him for a seat in the LAUSD boardroom. Do the numbers add up?

Carl J. Petersen
EduCreate
Published in
5 min readSep 27, 2024

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“Whoever is detected in a shameful fraud is ever after not believed even if they speak the truth.”

– Phaedrus

When appearing at the Northridge East Neighborhood Council’s candidate forum, LAUSD BD 3 candidate Dan Chang answered a question about the budget by citing his qualifications. “Having a math teacher,” he said, “and a budget expert and someone who really loves the numbers is just an important part of providing oversight in LA Unified.”

According to the Los Angeles Times, the LAUSD has a budget of $18.4 billion. To think that being able to teach middle school students pre-algebra prepares someone to understand such a complicated document that runs hundreds of pages is a ridiculous statement. It would be as if I said that the many airplane flights I have taken qualify me to fly the airplane; I am well-acquainted with the result of the pilots’ actions, but I have no idea what steps…

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Carl J. Petersen
EduCreate

Parent, special education advocate and former LAUSD School Board candidate. Still fighting for the children. www.ChangeTheLAUSD.com