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Nonprofit official named to LAUSD's No. 2 post

  • 06-24-2010
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By Christina Hoag/KPCC

The board voted Tuesday to name John Deasy, deputy director of education for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, as deputy superintendent. Deasy currently oversees the $200 million educational grant program for the Gates Foundation, the nation's biggest player in the school reform movement. The action fills a post that has been vacant since the previous deputy superintendent, Ramon Cortines, was appointed superintendent two years ago. The appointment also creates a possible successor to the 77-year-old Cortines, who has 18 months left on his contract. (more...)

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