LAUSD- The Academic Credentials Problem: Vallas and Deasy
As I head off this morning after a more than 3 year wait to defend myself at the Office of Administrative Hearings, I received the following post from the Diane Ravitch blog that seemed rather appropriate- you be the judge:
A reader from Los Angeles raises questions about Dr. Deasy's credentials and his backers. I cannot verify all his claims but could verifythis and thisand this:
The reader writes:
"In Los Angeles, "Dr." (a term L.A. teachers sneer at) John Deasy got his PhD from the University of Louisville after six months attendance and nine units of coursework from a "Professor" (another loose term) Felner whom Deasy had previously awarded $375,000 in consulting contracts while Superintendent of Santa Monica. Felner later received a vote of no confidence first from the University and then the U.S. Justice Department which sentenced him to five years in federal prison for defrauding the US