LAUSD Reorganization

The Los Angeles Unified School District board decided yesterday to reduce the number of sub-districts from 11 to 8 in order to save money for the cash strapped district. The United Teachers of Los Angeles wanted the board to do away with its 11 mini-district system entirely, claiming that too much money is being wasted in bureaucracy that should be going into the classroom but in a late night vote, a compromise proposed by the district superintendent was accepted by the board to keep 8 sub-districts. Larry Mantle talks about the decision with Roy Romer, LAUSD Superintendent, John Perez, UTLA President, and Marlene Cantor, Vice President of the Board of Education of the LAUSD and board member.