Which Way, L.A.?
LAUSD and the Search for a New Superintendent
The Superintendent of LA Schools is a powerful figure in a goldfish bowl. Remember John Deasy and the iPad scandal? The new, computerized scheduling system that failed? Child abuse at Miramonte Elementary? The elected school board wants public input on who should be next for the job — but it won't make public who the candidates are.
By Warren Olney • • 24m ListenThe Superintendent of LA Schools is a powerful figure in a goldfish bowl. Remember John Deasy and the iPad scandal? The new, computerized scheduling system that failed? Child abuse at Miramonte Elementary? The elected school board wants public input on who should be next for the job — but it won't make public who the candidates are.
Later on the program, LA's un-kept promise to rebuild the notorious Jordan Downs public housing project.
