Rivas' win capped a triumphant election season for allies of L.A.'s powerful teachers union, who now hold a solid majority on the board.
The Los Angeles Unified school board's newest member, Rocío Rivas, took the oath of office on Tuesday, kicking off a four-year term representing parts of Central and East L.A. as the board member for District 2.“We say we love [our children]," Rivas said in a brief speech after her swearing-in,"but we are failing them.
endorsed two of the three candidates who won terms in 2022: Rivas and District 6 incumbent Kelly Gonez; two wealthy teachers union critics opposed Rivas' campaign. Now, allies have a solid majority on the board at a time when the teachers union is locked in increasingly tense negotiations with the school district for a new contract.
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