Hope for teacher contract

Los Angeles Unified Superintendent John Deasy said Tuesday he hopes to hammer out a contract with district teachers within a few days and to have a deal ready for the school board to adopt by month's end .Barbara Jones in the Daily News,

Before ducking out for his daily negotiating session with leaders of United Teachers Los Angeles, Deasy told the school board that the two sides have made "remarkable progress" since negotiations began in September. "We're in substantial agreement but not complete agreement," he said.

A spokeswoman for the 40,000-member UTLA had no comment on the ongoing talks.