Which Way, L.A.?
Will More School Autonomy Help Schools and Satisfy Parents?
LA Superintendent John Deasy is moving toward decentralization, a big win for the teachers' union. In exchange, it agreed to allow schools to void parts of its contract.
By Warren Olney • • 51m ListenLA Superintendent John Deasy is making a major move toward decentralization, giving local schools the power to hire teachers, choose materials and set schedules. It's a big win for the teachers' union, but, in exchange, it agreed to allow schools to void parts of its contract. Do parents feel they will have more to say? Are charter schools getting a downgrade? Also, the LAPD puts an end to Occupy LA. On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point, health care, politics and the US Supreme Court.
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3 storiesHealth Care Reform Will Go to the Supreme Court
President Obama's Affordable Health Care Act has received mixed reviews from appellate courts, and the US Supreme Court has agreed to pass judgment by June of next year.
Read the story1 minThe End of Occupy LA?
With 1400 officers, the LAPD surrounded Occupy LA early this morning, moved in, and arrested 200 people. Today, Mayor Villaraigosa said he kept his promise. Saul Gonzalez was on the scene for KCRW and Which Way, LA?
Read the story11 minLAUSD and Teachers' Union Form Tentative Agreement
School Superintendent John Deasy told the elected school board last night that he's decentralizing the LAUSD. He's made a deal with Warren Fletcher, newly elected president of the teachers' union, to let local schools hire teachers, choose teaching materials and set schedules.
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