LAUSD AND UTLA: A CONFEDERATION OF DUNCES by Mark Hemphill (LAUSD y UTLA: una confederación de los necios por Mark Hemphill)
(For a national view of public education reform see the end of this blog post)
After having read Superintendent Deasy's comments and those of board member Tamar Galantzan as well as those who responded, it's rather obvious what's at work despite references to students, parents and some subject areas being taught. This is all about money and trying to justify asking for more when most of us wonder about what happened to all the previous money raised through bond initiatives in addition to that contributed by wealthy donors, the men who would be kings like Eli Broad and Bill Gates.
Let's consider a few things before we ever consider signing off for more money to LAUSD. Although it's the second largest school district in the country it holds such an overwhelmingly administration heavy ratio of administrators to students that it actually employs more administrators than