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Superintendent John Deasy via LA Weekly
From LA School Report contributor Hillel Aron:
“Bad teachers are rarely fired. In the 2005-06 school year, according to LAUSD’s human resources division, just six of L.A.’s army of 34,000 teachers were dismissed, and 10 were convinced to resign. In 2006-07, those numbers were three and 15….
“Without fanfare, the school district famous for its unacknowledged Dance of the Lemons — a policy of repeatedly transferring the worst teachers to unsuspecting new schools — has started to fire its bad teachers…
“Last year, 331 teachers flunked their Stull evaluations, and 89 of those were fired or pushed out.”
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