In Los Angeles Unified news today:
On the second anniversary of Superintendent David Brewer's hire, the Los Angeles Times' editorial board called for him and the Board of Education to "chart a graceful course for his departure."
The district needs better leadership during a "a treacherous moment for a school district that has long operated on the edge of failure," the ed. board wrote, citing a $200 million budget shortfall.
Also, the Daily News' George Sanchez reports that, in the face of that budget shortfall, the district has frozen almost all purchasing and prohibited the use of district credit cards. The freeze was announced Monday is a memo sent by Senior Deputy Superintendent Raymond Cortines.
*Add a hiring freeze: Sanchez's updated story, with more details.
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