Morning Read: Supervisors appoint former dropout to lead LA County education office
LA School Report | March 23, 2016
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Supervisors appoint ‘strong advocate’ for county Office of Education post
Debra Duardo, who dropped out of high school at 15 and was a teenage mother to a disabled boy, was selected on a unanimous vote last Tuesday during a closed-door session. Duardo has held positions as LA Unified’s director of Pupil Services and of Dropout Prevention and Recovery. MyNewsLA
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