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LAUSD Extends Superintendant John Deasy's Contract until 2016
After much uncertainty, Superintendent John Deasy got a "satisfactory" rating from the LAUSD School Board. He'll stay on until 2016. Can they really work together?
By Warren Olney • • 29m ListenAfter days of uncertainty — and a conditional offer of resignation — Superintendent John Deasy got a "satisfactory" rating yesterday from LA's elected School Board. Despite sometimes heated differences with board members, he'll stay on until 2016. Can they really work together on budget issues, the "common core" curriculum, and disputes over teacher evaluations and Deasy's troubled effort to give every student an iPad? Also, California's Lieutenant Governor wants to legalize recreational marijuana.
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2 storiesJohn Deasy Survives at the LAUSD
Past superintendents of LA schools have been controversial, but John Deasy has set a new standard. Unionized teachers gave him a 91% vote of "no confidence." The make-up of the elected school board that hired him has changed, with some supporters replaced by skeptics about the "school reform" movement he represents.
Read the story22 minLieutenant Governor Backs Legalization of Marijuana
When he was Mayor of San Francisco, Gavin Newsom conducted marriages of gays and lesbians — in 2004, years before the courts came around. Now, as Lieutenant Governor, he's leading an effort to fully legalize and regulate marijuana.
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