Deasy gets authority over approving outside control of schools
L.A. schools Supt. John Deasy received broad authority Tuesday to renew or end agreements by which two outside organizations run traditional public schools, including a group of schools under the control of Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa.
The Board of Education approved giving Deasy the new authority when it approved extensions of agreements with the mayor’s Partnership for Los Angeles Schools and L.A.'s Promise.
The teachers union and two school board members called for a delay, seeking a more extensive review of the schools’ performance.
The original five-year contracts were scheduled to expire at the end of the current academic year. The