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UTLA Teachers' 'No Confidence' Vote in Superintendent Deasy
LAUSD Superintendent John Deasy has dismissed a "no confidence" vote by UTLA. We hear from teachers on both sides who may agree with each other more than they disagree.
By Warren Olney • • 29m ListenLAUSD Superintendent John Deasy has dismissed a vote of no-confidence from the teachers' union as "nonsense." He's happy that a poll of civic groups is supportive of his reforms. But that's just part of the story. How did the no-confidence vote get started? What does it mean for the kids? We hear from teachers on both sides of the vote who may agree with each other more than they disagree. Also, is Kobe Bryant's torn Achilles tendon the end of an era?
On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point, companies get patents on human genes to give them incentive to conduct expensive research into what those genes can reveal about an individual's chances of contracting disease. But is that patenting life itself? We hear about today's arguments at the US Supreme Court in a case that could determine the future of "personalized medicine."
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2 storiesProspects for Lakers and Kobe Bryant after His Achilles Rupture
The LA Lakers defeated the San Antonio Spurs last night at Staples Center, a surprise for more than one reason. The Spurs have the much better record this season. But, more importantly, the Lakers were one man short: the man who's been playing almost every minute of every recent game — even when team officials wished that he wouldn't.
Read the story1 minGrown-Ups Continue the Battle over Educating Children
Almost half the members of LA Unified's teachers' union have voted " no confidence " in reform-minded Superintendent John Deasy. Out of 33,000 members, the count was 16,040 to 1,647.
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