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    Which Way, L.A.?

    UTLA Elects a New and Little Known President… by a Landslide

    The United Teacher's Union of Los Angeles has just chosen a new President, and with a large mandate. Eighty percent of LA Unified's teachers voted for Alex Caputo-Pearl over the sitting president, Warren Fletcher. The new leader of the teachers' union has a long record in progressive causes in education.

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    KCRW placeholderBy Barbara Bogaev • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    The United Teacher's Union of Los Angeles has just chosen a new President, and with a large mandate. Eighty percent of LA Unified's teachers voted for Alex Caputo-Pearl over the sitting president, Warren Fletcher. The new leader of the teachers' union has a long record in progressive causes in education. Can he move forward on reforms to teacher evaluation and the influence of standardized testing?

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      Barbara Bogaev

      radio journalist

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      Benjamin Gottlieb

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      Andrea Brody

      Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast

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      freelance journalist

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      Alex Caputo-Pearl

      president of United Teachers Los Angeles

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