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By Howard Blume, LA Times | http://lat.ms/1s8Nsaz Tiannah Dizadare smiles as she and a school mate explore the possibilities with their new LAUSD provided IPads. (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times) The Pearson curriculum, costing $200 per device over three years, was among the biggest problems Four out of five high schools reported that they rarely used the tablets
Editorial: THE BAD OLD DAYS AT LAUSD …and 2¢ more or less
By The LA Times Editorial Board | http://lat.ms/1suH7jR LAUSD Supt. John Deasy delivers his address at the Superintendent's Annual Administrators Meeting held at Garfield High School. (Los Angeles Times) 18 Sept 2014 :: At L.A. Unified, tensions are high and crisis is in the air. The relationship between Supt. John Deasy and the school board that oversees him is at what is perhaps an
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