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We talk the future of LAUSD, after Superintendent Michelle King’s announces departure

By AirTalk Staff
Published Jan 8, 2018
Students arrive at a school in Los Angeles on December 16, 2015. Responding to a threat emailed to school board members, all Los Angeles Unified School District campuses were closed on December 15 and authorities conducted an exhaustive search of more than 1,500 school sites, but the threat was found not to be credible. AFP PHOTO/RINGO CHIU / AFP / RINGO CHIU (Photo credit should read RINGO CHIU/AFP/Getty Images)
Students arrive at a school in Los Angeles on December 16, 2015.
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We talk the future of LAUSD, after Superintendent Michelle King’s announces departure

Michelle King, who has been on medical leave from her job as the superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District since mid-September, announced Friday she will not return to the office.

King informed members of the L.A. Unified School Board she will remain on leave until June 30, at which point she will retire, according to a statement sent by the district.

Long-time administrator Vivian Ekchian, who has been serving as acting superintendent since October, will remain in that role, according to a separate joint statement from L.A. Unified school board members.

To read the full story, click here.

Guest:

Kyle Stokes, K-12 education reporter for KPCC; he tweets