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Tuesday, August 30, 2011

LAUSD's John Deasy Could Learn From This Guy - School superintendent gives up $800k in pay - Perdaily.com

LAUSD's John Deasy Could Learn From This Guy - School superintendent gives up $800k in pay By TRACIE CONE - Associated Press - Perdaily.com:

LAUSD's John Deasy Could Learn From This Guy - School superintendent gives up $800k in pay By TRACIE CONE - Associated Press

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My kind of guy. Somebody who realizes that the only legacy that any human being can really have is to leave a world better than he or she found it, rather than trying to assuage their guilt for a life of avarice by building a museum, hospital wing, or pyramid in Beverly Hills, Bel-Air, or Brentwood with their ill-gotten gains.

It's about 5000 years since Old Kingdom Egyptian and human beings seem to be rather slow learners within that time frame, but Fresno County School Superintendent Larry Powell gives me hope and the strength to fight against billionaires bent on mutually assured destruction that comes from developing capital and not our capacity for intelligent living through universal excellent public education.


  • In this Friday Aug. 26, 2011 photo, Fresno County School Superintendent Larry Powell poses for a photo in his office, in Fresno, Calif. Powell is forgoing $800,000 in compensation over the next three years of his term. Until his term expires in 2015, Powell will run 325 schools and 35 school districts with 195,000 students, all for less than a starting California teacher earns. As he prepares for retirement, he wants to ensure that his pet projects survive California budget cuts. (AP Photo/Tracie Cone)

    In this Friday Aug. 26, 2011 photo, Fresno County School Superintendent Larry Powell ...

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) -- Some people give back to their community. Then there's Fresno County School