Jefferson High School
Teaches AP U.S. History and coaches football, speech, and debate at Jefferson High School in South LA.
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David Wiltz
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FROM David Wiltz
Press Play with Madeleine Brand
LAUSD’s Student Records Problems An L.A. Superior Court judge has ordered state education administrators to help the Los Angeles Unified School District fix problems related to its new student scheduling system, MiSiS. The teachers’ union blames superintendent John Deasy for the malfunctioning software. But Deasy applauded the judge’s ruling. We look at what went wrong and the problems it’s caused.
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