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LAUSD Superintendent Ramon Cortines

Budget shortfalls, teacher and administration layoffs, budget shortfalls, school reform under Public School Choice, budget shortfalls… LAUSD Superintendent Ramon Cortines faces a plethora of problems, with a budget deficit of $640 million for the year 2010-2011 underlining all of them. Continuing our series, the Superintendent takes an hour to answer your calls on these issues and more.

Ramon Cortines, Superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District