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Jackie Goldberg
Jackie Goldberg was a member of the Los Angeles Unified School District in California, representing District 5. She assumed office on May 21, 2019. She left office on December 13, 2024.
Goldberg won re-election to the Los Angeles Unified School District to represent District 5 in California outright in the primary on March 3, 2020, after the general election was canceled.
Elections
2020
See also: Los Angeles Unified School District, California, elections (2020)
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education District 5
Incumbent Jackie Goldberg won election outright against Christina Martinez Duran in the primary for Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education District 5 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jackie Goldberg (Nonpartisan) | 58.4 | 65,081 |
| Christina Martinez Duran (Nonpartisan) | 41.6 | 46,356 | ||
| Total votes: 111,437 | |||
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2019
See also: Los Angeles Unified School District elections (2019)
General runoff election
Special general runoff election for Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education District 5
Jackie Goldberg defeated Heather Repenning in the special general runoff election for Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education District 5 on May 14, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jackie Goldberg (Nonpartisan) | 71.3 | 20,552 |
 | Heather Repenning (Nonpartisan) | 28.7 | 8,253 | |
| Total votes: 28,805 | |||
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General election
Special general election for Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education District 5
The following candidates ran in the special general election for Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education District 5 on March 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jackie Goldberg (Nonpartisan) | 48.2 | 15,935 |
| ✔ | | Heather Repenning (Nonpartisan) | 13.1 | 4,341 |
 | Graciela Ortiz (Nonpartisan) | 13.0 | 4,310 | |
| Cynthia Gonzalez (Nonpartisan) | 9.8 | 3,230 | ||
 | Allison Greenwood Bajracharya (Nonpartisan) | 6.0 | 1,986 | |
| Ana Cubas (Nonpartisan) | 3.5 | 1,145 | ||
 | David Valdez (Nonpartisan) | 2.0 | 678 | |
| Rocío Rivas (Nonpartisan) | 1.6 | 545 | ||
 | Salvador Sanchez (Nonpartisan) | 1.6 | 522 | |
 | Nestor Enrique Valencia (Nonpartisan) | 1.2 | 382 | |
| Total votes: 33,074 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Bennett Kayser (Nonpartisan)
- Fidencio Gallardo (Nonpartisan)
- Eduardo Cisneros (Nonpartisan)
- Erika Alvarez (Nonpartisan)
- Scott Cody (Nonpartisan)
- Justine Gonzalez (Nonpartisan)
- James O'Gabhann III (Nonpartisan)
- Laura Garza (Nonpartisan)
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Jackie Goldberg did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Jackie Goldberg did not complete Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign website
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“I don’t know where they are spending the money but they’re not spending it on student achievement. I know how to deal with the LAUSD bureaucracy, and will help right this rudderless ship. Our students and teachers are accomplishing many great things despite the lack of leadership downtown. I’ll help fix that, and I have the experience to hit the ground running.” – Jackie Goldberg 1) Provide leadership, integrity and direction for LAUSD The school district lacks leadership. The conviction of the previous 5th District School Board Member on corruption charges has left a vacuum, and the Administration is not providing direction. We need Jackie’s stable leadership on the Board. She’s a teacher with a life credential. She’s an activist. She’s a parent of a District graduate, and now she’s a grandparent of current District students. And she’s a steady hand who can get the School District back to the basics. 2) Reducing class sizes now Today, classes of 38-40 students are not uncommon in most secondary schools. (This excludes kindergarten through third-grade classes, which receive state funding specifically for class-size reduction.) Parents and grandparents of students in the Los Angeles Unified School District know that smaller classroom sizes would mean more attention to the social and academic needs of the children they love. But in elementary, middle and high schools across the district, class sizes have not met state or the district’s own goals for more than 25 years. It is common sense that smaller classes make for better learning environments and higher grades and test scores. It’s also well documented. A 2016 study conducted by William J. Mathis at the University of Colorado’s National Education Policy Center showed that smaller classes correlated with higher graduation rates, student engagement and self-esteem. Mathis also found that the positive effects of smaller classes were twice as large for poor and minority students. If the district truly wants its students to learn more, it should get rid of Section 1.5 and immediately begin hiring 2,000 new teachers to meet the class-size goals that are already laid out in the current teacher contract. This would cost $200 million more each year. That may sound like a lot, but the district has approximately $1.8 billion in surplus balances. Please read more about reducing class sizes here. 3) Get a handle on the budget – and dedicate resources directly to the classroom for student achievement and community schools instead of bureaucratic tests and silly pet projects Jackie knows her way around school budgets – as a former Board Member and also as Chair of the Assembly Education Committee. She understands how to balance the importance of having a reserve with the immediate needs of students and schools. She will fight to fully fund our schools through structural revenue solutions – because California is currently 41st in per-student spending and we can’t make the long term improvements without solutions. 4) Bring stakeholders closer together A key goal of Jackie’s is to bring closer together the parents, teachers, business people, community members and public and non-profit service providers in this board district. As both a long-time teacher and Reading Specialist, Jackie’s knowledge and experience will be complemented by the knowledge and experience the stakeholders bring. All of us, listening to each other and each playing our role, will be critical in our efforts to raise the achievement levels of all students, including second language learners and students with special needs. 5) Improve learning conditions for students In addition to reducing class sizes – which is the top priority – Jackie will work to improve learning conditions for students by hiring more counselors, social workers, nurses and psychologists. We must also increase the number of Classified employees, teacher assistants, and all those who help keep our schools places where students want to be and where teachers can be the most effective. 6) Protect LAUSD schools from attacks from the federal government We can count on Jackie to be a strong, effective voice for public schools who will ably defend public education from federal attacks by Betsy DeVos and all others. Jackie’s experience and passion for helping students will be a steadying force on a Board that continues to face turmoil – and will allow her to focus on these priorities. Her knowledge of the budget as well as her relationship with ALL stakeholders will allow her to hit the ground running.[1] |
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| —Jackie Goldberg[2] | ||
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
