True school reform
Re “Playground reform,” editorial, July 31
You argue correctly that true reform of the Los Angeles Unified School District can happen only if proposals are not beholden to political interests. Mayoral micromanagement is not the way to accomplish this goal.
True reform can happen only by giving parents the choice to respond to bad schools by sending their children to private schools. The only way this can happen is if Los Angeles implements a comprehensive voucher system.
Healthy competition would provide an impetus for L.A. Unified to improve and truly level the playing field, allowing the poorest families to send their children to schools exclusive to the rich.
RAY SEILIE
Burbank
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