Former L.A. Superintendent Shares Advice For Large School Districts

WKNO | By Eleanor Boudreau

Published October 13, 2011 at 6:00 AM CDT

LAUSD Superintendant Ramon Cortines chats with a fourth grader at Gulf Elementary School in Wilmington.

One of the main concerns about the merged Shelby County school district is its size. Ramon Cortines has been superintendent of school districts of all sizes, including New York City and Los Angeles—the two largest in the country. And he’s got some advice.

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Eleanor Boudreau

I love living in Memphis, but I'm not from the city. I grew up in Cambridge, Massachusetts. I spent many hours at a highly tender age listening to NPR as my parents crisscrossed that city in their car, running errands. I don't amuse myself by musing about the purity of destiny, but I have seriously wondered how different my life would be if my parents preferred classic rock instead of Car Talk.

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