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Advice for LA Superintendent John Deasy: Should he stay or should he go?

By Sarah Butrymowicz and Liz Willen

There is no shortage of advice for embattled Los Angeles schools chief John Deasy, who is expected to address his future after being evaluated by the school board Tuesday.

John Deasy

At stake is leadership of the second-largest school district in the U.S., a sprawling system of more than 677,000 students, beset by a litany of crisis, including budget shortfalls, intense board politics, tougher academic standards, a troubled one-to-one Ipad initiative and a teachers union where 91 percent of members proclaimed to have no confidence in Deasy’s leadership.

Deasy’s two-year tenure has suffered since his staunch ally, former L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa left office this year; he also faces a new school board that has questioned many of his positions.

Deasy has yet to make a definitive statement about his plans since the Los Angeles Times reported last week that he’d told several board members he was leaving. The critical juncture he now finds himself at should come as no surprise to anyone who follows the rough-and-tumble world of school politics and education, which are often one and the 

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