Louisiana education board agrees to hire new RSD leader

Associated Press:

A new superintendent for the Recovery School District, which oversees schools taken over by the state for poor performance, will begin his job May 1, after the state's top education board approved the hiring Friday.

John White, a deputy chancellor for New York City schools, was backed in a 7-1 vote by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education. Three BESE members abstained from the vote amid complaints about how Louisiana Superintendent of Education Paul Pastorek conducted the search.

"John is probably one of the most respected reformers in the country," Pastorek said. He added, "I picked, I believe, the highest quality person, the person most capable to do this job."

Posted by Jim Zellmer at April 9, 2011 1:23 AM
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