John Deasy
WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 02: New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg (L) talks with New York Public Schools Superintendent John Deasy during a forum about education in big cities at the Katzen Arts Center on the campus of American University March 2, 2012 in Washington, DC. Calling their municipalities 'city-states,' the mayors suppored the idea of individual school districts being able to compete with states for the $4.35 billion 'Race to the Top' grant program created by President Barack Obama.
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Teachers who have done nothing wrong and have been cleared of anything wrong doing continue to be punished and kept away from Miramonte. Supt. John Deasy refuses to allow to the original Miramonte their rights to return to Miramonte for the rest of this year or even next school year
This is not a good situation for this summer ... We're hoping that the combination of the parcel tax and the way that we're going to approach A-G could make it better for students next summer. That's why we skewed the priority for kids closer to graduation.
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LA Unified finds 500 unreported misconduct cases
The Associated Press | LOS ANGELES A Los Angeles Unified School District review of teacher misconduct has turned up nearly 500 unreported cases over the past four decades. The Los Angeles Daily News ( http://bit.ly/Njldxs ) reports Thursday that the dis from San Diego Union-Tribune Read more »
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John Thompson: Why are Reformers so Insensitive?
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