Election will reshape L.A. Unified leadership as campaign turbulence hits two candidates

In an election that ends Tuesday night, four seats - a majority of the Los Angeles Board of Education - are on the ballot in a primary contest that will shape the direction of the nation's second-largest school system as it faces pressing academic and financial challenges.

In contrast, Franklin's campaign raised $81,202, and she also benefited from an independent campaign paid for mostly by retired businessman Bill Bloomfield, who has been the biggest individual donor to L.A. Unified races in recent years.

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