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Fresno Schools Superintendent Gives Up Salary to Benefit Schools

Larry Powell is Superintendent of Fresno County Schools, running 325 campuses with 195,000 students in 35 separate school districts. His three-year contract would pay him $288,241 a year, but he's only accepting $31,000 a year, $10,000 less than a first-year teacher.

By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

Larry Powell is Superintendent of Fresno County Schools, running 325 campuses with 195,000 students in 35 separate school districts. His three-year contract would pay him $288,241 a year, but he's only accepting $31,000 a year, $10,000 less than a first-year teacher.

Warren Olney
former KCRW broadcaster
Julia Flucht
Producer, 'To the Point'
Karen Radziner
Managing Producer, To the Point & Which Way LA?
Frances Anderton
architecture critic and author
Larry Powell
Fresno County School Superintendent

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Which Way, L.A.?

Fresno Schools Superintendent Gives Up Salary to Benefit Schools

Larry Powell is Superintendent of Fresno County Schools, running 325 campuses with 195,000 students in 35 separate school districts. His three-year contract would pay him $288,241 a year, but he's only accepting $31,000 a year, $10,000 less than a first-year teacher.

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Which Way, L.A.?

Fresno Schools Superintendent Gives Up Salary to Benefit Schools

Larry Powell is Superintendent of Fresno County Schools, running 325 campuses with 195,000 students in 35 separate school districts. His three-year contract would pay him $288,241 a year, but he's only accepting $31,000 a year, $10,000 less than a first-year teacher.

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