Cortines to help lead L.A. Unified
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Veteran educator Ramon C. Cortines has accepted a job as senior deputy superintendent -- the Los Angeles Unified School District’s No. 2 position.
The school board is scheduled to vote Tuesday on the contract, which was hammered out with schools Supt. David L. Brewer. Details of the pact were not released.
Cortines, 75, formerly headed the New York City school system but spent much of his career leading school districts in California, including L.A. Unified on an interim basis eight years ago.
“We are fortunate to have the experience and support of somebody like Ray Cortines, a national expert on education,” said school board President Monica Garcia.
Since mid-2006, Cortines has been a deputy mayor and top education advisor to Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa.
-- Howard Blume
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