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    Will LA Unified Flunk Its Superintendent?

    John Deasy has been Superintendent of LA Unified for three and a half years—weathering storms over iPads and, most recently, a disaster in class scheduling. But graduation rates are up, and more minority kids are enrolled in Advanced Placement.

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    By Warren Olney • Oct 13, 2014 • 1 min read

    John Deasy has been Superintendent of LA Unified for three and a half years—weathering storms over iPads and, most recently, a disaster in class scheduling. But graduation rates are up, and more minority kids are enrolled in Advanced Placement. Tomorrow, the elected school board begins his annual evaluation, and tonight we’ll hear why he’s so controversial.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Benjamin Gottlieb

      Reporter, Fill-in Host

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      Karin Klein

      Los Angeles Times

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      Steve Zimmer

      LA Unified School District; candidate for School Board District 4 seat

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      Alex Caputo-Pearl

      president of United Teachers Los Angeles

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