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Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Union "Surveys" Teachers for Deasy Criticism - LA School Report

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Union “Surveys” Teachers for Deasy Criticism

Superintendent John Deasy
The teachers union’s on-again, off-again plan to survey its members on what they think about LAUSD Superintendent John Deasy’s job performance is back on again.
However, this time around the union has a much stronger idea of what kinds of negative views its members should express.
The union first mentioned in January that it planned to survey members about Deasy. At the time, the survey was described in neutral terms: “UTLA members will have the opportunity to rate Superintendent Deasy’s performance.” Less than a month later, UTLA postponed the survey without any explanation.
This time around, the union isn’t being shy about the negative view it has of Deasy and how it hopes its