Incumbent Los Angeles Unified School Board member Tanya Ortiz Franklin will retain her seat representing District 7 and three other school board races are headed to runoffs.
Outside groups continue to flood Los Angeles Board of Education races with spending to win influence over the direction of the nation's second-largest school system.
Article: School Board Candidate (Placed?) on Leave - Facing a lawsuit from a former student and new allegations about the funding of her campaign, Los Angeles Unified School Board (LAUSD) School Board Candidate Graciela Ortiz steps away from her job with the school district.
From LAist and KPCC, your local NPR affiliate, what you need know about voting for LAUSD school board. The pandemic and movements for racial justice have introduced new pressures that have the potential to scramble school board politics.