BROAD FOUNDATION ALUMS INFILTRATE PUBLIC SCHOOLS NATIONWIDE, PUSH PRIVATIZATION AGENDA

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BROAD FOUNDATION ALUMS INFILTRATE PUBLIC SCHOOLS NATIONWIDE, PUSH PRIVATIZATION AGENDA

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September 19, 2011 @ 9:53 am - The start of the school year brought major announcements from the LA Unified School District. About half of the district’s 430 library aides may be laid off, and more could have their hours cut. Next year, school will be back in session from Summer break three weeks earlier than usual, in mid-August. Of the library lay-offs, recently seated Superintendent John Deasy mixed regret with justification saying in part, “[s]tudents learn to read through their classroom teacher, not through the library.” Deasy also expressed hope that a longer school year will boost student scores on standardized tests. During a speech given at Occidental College last week, he called LA a national leader in education policy saying, “Los Angeles is America—only sooner.” What does it mean, then, for the nation