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Friday, October 5, 2012

Schools Matter: Deasy the Dauphine of LAUSD returns to his "let them eat ebooks" theme

Schools Matter: Deasy the Dauphine of LAUSD returns to his "let them eat ebooks" theme:


Deasy the Dauphine of LAUSD returns to his "let them eat ebooks" theme

"These "data-driven" investors are not so much interested in students' scores, as in the opportunities to cut costs by using online technology... The central question, says education entrepreneur John Katzman is "How do we use technology so that we require fewer qualified teachers?"" — Jeff Faux
Plutocratic priest of privatization LAUSD Superintendent John DeasyA "RIFed" (laid off) Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) teacherposted a link to an LA Times piece on my facebook this morning page with the following note: "I'm laid off, but let's buy more equipment."
LAUSD's tablet plan doesn't compute was surprisingly critical of the Broadyte Superintendent given they usually treat him with the reverence