L.A. Unified hires Gates Foundation official as deputy superintendent Education - latimes.com

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L.A. Unified hires Gates Foundation official as deputy superintendent By Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times The appointment raises speculation that John Deasy could replace Supt. Ramon C. Cortines within two years. UC Irvine protest case raises questions about discipline practices By Larry Gordon and Raja Abdulrahim, Los Angeles Times Campus suspends Muslim Student Union for allegedly planning to disrupt Israeli diplomat's speech, and then denying it. Experts say it's unusual for a whole group to be sanctioned in civil disobedience cases. 'Hip Hop High' charter school in its closing days By Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times Hawthorne's Academy for Recording Arts, known for giving troubled students access to a recording studio, shuts Thursday. Neither its online curriculum nor its teacher-led classes could save it.

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