Parents demand a voice in schools

In neighborhood coffee shops, on the playground after school and at Little League games, parents of public school children are plotting.Connie Llanos in the
Daily News.

Tired of the tug of war between Los Angeles Unified school officials and unions over limited state and federal money, mothers and fathers are banding together to get their message out:

"What we want is for unions, school districts and state government to put the politics aside, forget their special interests ... sit down and make a real plan," said Elisa Taub, a San Fernando Valley mother of two and a parent organizer.