L.A. Unified joins mayor in asking for hearing

After a decisive court victory against Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa’s school reform plan, the Los Angeles Unified School District has joined the mayor in requesting that the state Supreme Court hear his appeal.

Last month, a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge struck down an Assembly bill that would have given Villaraigosa some control over the district. The mayor appealed to a state appellate court, but also asked the state high court to take the case directly.

“Having the California Supreme Court make the final determination on AB 1381 will allow everyone to focus” on improving education, said Board of Education President Marlene Canter in a written statement.