LAUSD's new superintendent

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Overcrowded schools without textbooks or bathrooms, terrible test scores, ethnic politics and a move to break up the Unified School District: just a few of the challenges facing LA's new superintendent. But at 71 years of age, former Colorado Governor Roy Romer campaigned hard for what he calls "one of the toughest jobs a guy could find" because, he says, "it can be one of the most rewarding." In a world full of tough audiences, Romer already is getting mixed reviews. Raves from business interests and teachers; disappointment from some other interest groups; a scathing editorial in the LA Times. You'll hear Romer's reply and the consensus from L.A.'s various communities and from Colorado.
Overcrowded schools without textbooks or bathrooms, terrible test scores, ethnic politics and a move to break up the Unified School District: just a few of the challenges facing LA's new superintendent. But at 71 years of age, former Colorado Governor Roy Romer campaigned hard for what he calls "one of the toughest jobs a guy could find" because, he says, "it can be one of the most rewarding." In a world full of tough audiences, Romer already is getting mixed reviews. Raves from business interests and teachers; disappointment from some other interest groups; a scathing editorial in the LA Times. You'll hear Romer's reply and the consensus from L.A.'s various communities and from Colorado.

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Host:

Warren Olney

Producer:

Frances Anderton