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Race to the Top: A MESSAGE FROM SUPERINTENDENT DEASY

From: Superintendent John Deasy [mailto:Superintendent_John@LAUSD.NET]
Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2012 12:35 PM
To: LAUSD_EMPLOYEES@LIST.LAUSD.NET
Subject: LAUSD's Race to the Top
Message from Superintendent Deasy
 
Today the Los Angeles Unified School District sent an application accompanied by a letter to U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan asking that the Department of Education consider the District’s application for $40 million in Race to the Top funds, despite the grant request not having received the support of United Teachers, Los Angeles.
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Although UTLA refused to be a partner in this critically important grant, I will advocate for it on behalf of the administrators, students, and faculty of this District.  To that end, I have instructed staff to submit an application with all required signatures except that of the teachers' union.
I am seeking the support of the DOE to hire hundreds of faculty to support the absolute rights of all youth to a quality education.
 
 
 
The grant, which received unanimous support of the Board of Education, would better enable youth across the District to remain on