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 * Shaker Name:** Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa


 * Basic Work:** Mayor of Los Angeles


 * Key Work:** Mayor Villaraigosa has called for a mayoral takeover of the Los Angeles Unified School District. By doing so he seeks to reform the education system in Los Angeles.


 * Key Personnel:** Mayor Michael Bloomberg

Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has been working with the mayor of New York City, Michael Bloomberg, to reform the Los Angeles public school system. After several recent meetings together in New York City and Los Angeles, Villaraigosa has been studying first-hand what education reforms have been effective in New York and what ideas might be applied to the Los Angeles school district Admiring Bloomberg's process of educational reform, Villaraigoas hopes to increase the rate of high school graduates as well as improve test scores in math and reading.
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 * Links: http://www.nyc.gov/portal/site/nycgov/menuitem.c0935b9a57bb4ef3daf2f1c701c789a0/index.jsp?pageID=mayor_press_release&catID=1194&doc_name=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nyc.gov%2Fhtml%2Fom%2Fhtml%2F2006a%2Fpr080-06.html&cc=unused1978&rc=1194&ndi=1**
 * http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/21/nyregion/21mayor.html**