UTLA demands changes after LAUSD Superintendent Deasy resigns

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United Teachers Los Angeles, the LAUSD teacher's union, held a press conference today calling for transparency in the process of selecting the next superintendent, something they say the process lacked when the district selected John Deasy, who resigned this morning. Former L.A. Unified head Ramon Cortines will be his interim replacement.

Several parties put out press releases today -- Mayor Eric Garcetti, the School Board, UTLA, even Deasy himself -- but none of them mentioned the various scandals and missteps in the months preceding Deasy's resignation: the stuttering iPad rollout, allegations of unethical bid rigging with Apple and Pearson and scheduling problems at South Los Angeles schools that have kept students out of class.

Rather, UTLA President Alex-Caputo Pearl pointed to philosophical differences between Deasy and the union on how to manage the nation's second-largest school district.

Read reactions to Deasy's resignation on Twitter