Breaking News: Deasy May Step Down Tomorrow

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1. David J. Krupp says:

   October 15, 2014 at 11:30 pm

   That’s not soon enough.

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2. 2old2teach says:

   October 15, 2014 at 11:32 pm

   I’ll believe it when I see it. I seem to remember his imminent departure being announced once before.

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3. James E Powell says:

   October 15, 2014 at 11:33 pm

   Has anyone called Eli Broad to find out who will replace Deasy?

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   • Ellen Lubic says:

     October 15, 2014 at 11:46 pm

     Great question James…now we work to get Broad out of the mix at LAUSD. I just wrote an article about this and will post it later. One down, one to go. Good bye Deasy…get out Broad.

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4. Rose says:

   October 15, 2014 at 11:52 pm

   I hope it’s not another reporter jumping the gun. Too bad precious school budget $$ were wasted on his vacation in South Korea.

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5. crunchydeb says:

   October 16, 2014 at 12:04 am

   We’ve heard this song before…. Not holding my breath.

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6. Ponderosa says:

   October 16, 2014 at 12:13 am

   Wouldn’t it be great if LA could find a superintendent who would at least not try to sabotage the schools under his care? For the Disruptors, mismanagement is good management. We’ll all get a taste of this if Marshall Tuck gets elected.

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   • Ellen Lubic says:

     October 16, 2014 at 12:31 am

     Yes…so now we must all work hard for Torlakson. Tuck is a disaster.

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     • Carrie says:

       October 16, 2014 at 12:48 am

       Someone posted a terrible thought. If Tuck gets elected, perhaps Deasy will go to work for him…. Must get Torlakson elected!

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7. Arts Teacher says:

   October 16, 2014 at 12:52 am

   Keeping my fingers crossed!

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8. artseagal says:

   October 16, 2014 at 5:36 am

   That Deasy is stepping down is good news. The article (linked) contains ALL THE SAME PROBLEMS. Here is one excerpt that got me a “bit “riled”:

   “Deasy’s resignation after three years as superintendent brings to an end a volatile but productive period in the district with his tenure marked by dramatic improvement in student academic measures yet traumatic developments in programs undertaken by his administration, all at a time budget restraints have limited the district’s ability to support more personnel and programs…”

   He is described as volatile but productive???? REALLY? Not from what I have been reading on him! Have I missed something? Did he not repair schools but USE school monies intended for building improvement on the I-pads??? And just what are these “student academic measures” mentioned in the article??? “Corporate ed reform” ones built on junk science???? This attached article would be to show students when demonstrating that you cannot always believe what you read…!!

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   • Richard Fouchaux says:

     October 16, 2014 at 7:34 am

     This is exactly what got my attention. The corporate reformers own the media and thus quite clearly still own the narrative. Will LA media ever ask if the deal with Apple was about “education as a civil right,” or whether it was actually corruption in pursuit of profits and personal gain? What laws were broken?

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9. dpayne34 says:

   October 16, 2014 at 6:41 am

   Today at 4:00 p.m., the PFT and Community Allies are rallying outside of 440 N. Broad Street at the Phila. School District Headquarters. We will be flooding the SRC meeting as well, prepared to tell them what we think about what they did last week and in general. We’ll have to see if the corporate paid counter protesters show up as well. See this link for info on that. http://phillydeclaration.org/2014/10/14/guerilla-marketing-firm-tapped-to-counter-protest-thursdays-src-demonstration-in-forthcoming-anti-union-campaign/

   Here is what I want to say to them and I will have with me as the evidence supporting my speech: Reign of Error, Chronicles of Echoes, 50 Myths and Lies and Fear and Learning in American. Wishing you all the best.

   I am speaking today to Stand Up For The Truth! This Commission took an unprecedented action in a deceitful manner and with the support of this whole body. It was most disturbing that the newest member, Mrs. Neff, was in full cahoots with this plan since a lot of people viewed her appointment with hope. That hope was dashed on Monday when Mrs. Neff joined Mrs. Simms as silenced speakers of truth. Ms. Simms audacious comment “We have to stop playing games with children” would have been laughable except for the harm it causes…the largest players of a game are sitting right here in front of us and in Harrisburg….Mrs. Simms.

   I am picking one truth to talk about today. The truth that what the SRC did on Monday is only a piece of a bigger plan that has been in place for 13 years and is succeeding amazingly well. That truth is close down public education and hand it over to private, corporate interests. Accomplish that mission by asserting that public education is failing.

   Doc. Hite was a graduate of the Broad Superintendents Academy. This Academy is funded by billionaire Eli Broad, who is a member of the 1%. Eli Broad is one of an influential group of billionaires who believe they can control the landscape of education for their own profit, benefit and ideology. The method they use is simple. Control the dialogue!! Put out the sound bites of what sounds reasonable and wrap those sound bites, slogans and messages in myths and lies. Get mainstream media to print it, politicians to support it (because they bankroll the politicians)…then implement policy.

   Dr. Hite, this commission and a large number of our politicians are implementing the policies that support the ideology of the Broad Academy.

   *Slash and burn public schools and open charters in the name of choice

   *Attack and attempt to weaken unions

   *Strangle budgets to help the illusion of schools failing and make it easier to promote your slash and burn policy

   *Implement the business model of chaos and disruption

   *Introduce high stakes testing and tie it to school and teacher evaluation and high school graduation

   *Force Common Core Standards onto schools, standards that are mired in controversy and debate

   *Enlist TFA recruits who enter the classroom with 5 weeks of training and who rarely stay in the profession for more than a few years in place of fully accredited, qualified, dedicated teachers

   Here’s the thing about all of these policies – they are built on the premise that public schools are failing….our public schools are not failing!! Zip codes are failing. This commission does not use evidence or research…here are just a few respected authors that refute your policies with evidence and research. But, hey, that is not the dialogue that will allow you to pillage and plunder our schools and neighborhoods. Our urban schools are a reflection of the larger problems in our society and deserve unfailing support in every sense of the word and honest dialogue about ways to improve that are carried on with educators and community members AT THE TABLE.

   Diane Payne

   400 Princeton Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19111, 267-970-0934, dpayne34@msn.com

   Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2014 03:20:26 +0000 To: dpayne34@msn.com

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10. Stuart Goldurs says:

    October 16, 2014 at 8:08 am

    How many lives has Deasy negatively impacted? http://www.examiner.com/article/how-many-lives-has-deasy-negatively-impacted?cid=db_articles

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11. Yvonne Siu-Runyan says:

    October 16, 2014 at 10:53 am

    Good news. Just hope Deasy doesn’t PULL a Deasy.

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12. retiredbutmissthekids says:

    October 16, 2014 at 6:24 pm

    Doesn’t Deasy frequently threaten to “resign?” Why doesn’t the LAUSD just FIRE him & get it over with already?!

    Oh, wait–I forgot–they’d have to pay him a buyout, costing taxpayers/schoolchildren BIG $$$$…

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