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Tag: schools

 
Education

70 years ago, California ended a type of segregation

Education

School desegregation brings to mind famous photos of African-American children integrating classrooms after the landmark 1954 Brown v. Board of Education decision. But over seven years earlier, five Latino families…

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Feb 22, 2016 By Brigid Kelly
 
Education

SoundsLA goes to school to speak and listen

Education

[Eric Drachman produces KCRW’s SoundsLA, one-minute audio vignettes that air throughout the day.] SoundsLA is one of KCRW’s ventures that connects listeners with our community in Los Angeles. The stories are character-driven, start…

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Jan 11, 2016 By Eric Drachman
 
Education

Textbooks not telling whole story on climate change

Education

What’s causing climate change? There’s broad agreement in the scientific community that greenhouse gases produced by human activity are the primary driver of rising global temperatures, but you wouldn’t learn…

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Nov 25, 2015 By Darrell Satzman
 
Education

New law aims to keep kids in the right math class

Education

Gov. Jerry Brown has until this Sunday to decide whether to sign hundreds of bills into law or veto them. One of the bills he signed Monday deals with something called math…

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Oct 07, 2015 By Chery Glaser
 
Education

What’s next for the anti-vaccine movement?

Education

Following the measles outbreak earlier this year that originated at Disneyland and infected 183 people and the passage of California’s tough new vaccination law, California has become ground zero for a national debate…

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Aug 20, 2015 By Saul Gonzalez
 
Education

Critics of green energy measure: ‘Where are the jobs?’

Education

When California voters passed Proposition 39 three years ago, they were told thousands of green jobs would be created and that more than half-a-billion dollars a year would go to…

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Aug 17, 2015 By Darrell Satzman
 
Education

LAUSD gives itself an F for raising grad requirements

Education

Los Angeles School leaders are backing away from requirements that were adopted in an effort to make all graduating students eligible for University of California and Cal State schools. The…

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Jun 10, 2015 By Darrell Satzman
 
Education

New LAUSD girls schools to target math, science gaps

Education

The first two all girls schools in LAUSD history are on schedule to open next fall after getting the unanimous support of the L.A. Board of Education. In approving the…

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Apr 15, 2015 By Darrell Satzman
 
Education

350,000 students struggling with English in California

Education

The debate over how best to provide a quality education to students learning English shows no signs of cooling down in California. In the first review of its kind, the…

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Dec 18, 2014 By Darrell Satzman
 
Education

Is mandatory school ‘volunteering’ against the law?

Education

California charter schools that require parents to volunteer as a condition of their child’s enrollment are breaking state law, according to a civil rights group. Public Advocates – a non-profit…

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Nov 21, 2014 By Darrell Satzman
 
Education

Deasy under increasing scrutiny from School Board

Education

The L.A. School Board is expected to hold a closed-door meeting tomorrow. That in itself is nothing out of the ordinary. What is unusual is that this is a specially…

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Sep 29, 2014 By Chery Glaser
 
Education

California on verge of ending English-only instruction

Education

The state Legislature has approved a ballot measure that would ask voters two years from now whether California schools should ditch English-only instruction. It’s the latest in a series of…

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Aug 27, 2014 By Darrell Satzman
 
Press Play's Faultines

Fault Lines: Segregation in Los Angeles Schools

Press Play's Faultines

It’s approximately 8,000,000 degrees in Boyle Heights, but the students at Hollenbeck Middle School don’t seem to mind. They bop around Suzanne Gindin’s music class, periodically strumming guitars or shouting…

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May 22, 2014 By Jolie Myers
 
Economy

O.C. moves to treat mentally ill without their consent

Economy

Orange County will become the first large county to implement Laura’s Law, a California statute that allows for the forced treatment of people with severe mental illnesses. California lawmakers passed…

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May 14, 2014 By Darrell Satzman
 
Economy

Bus crash survivors speaking to investigators today

Economy

Investigators looking into that deadly Northern California bus crash involving L.A. high school students have received conflicting reports about whether the Fed-Ex truck that hit the bus was on fire…

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Apr 14, 2014 By Darrell Satzman
 
Economy

Brown’s budget reflects improving California economy

Economy

Governor Jerry Brown is unveiling a budget proposal this morning that reflects California’s improving fiscal picture, with more money targeted for schools healthcare and social services. The governor also wants…

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Jan 09, 2014 By Darrell Satzman
 
Economy

SMC graduation to double as memorial; Governor prevails in budget battle; Killer gets ‘death’

Economy

Mourning. College graduation is a joyous event. But today’s ceremony at Santa Monica College will be tinged with sadness as the commencement doubles as a memorial to victims of last…

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Jun 11, 2013 By Darrell Satzman
 
Arts & Culture

Today’s News: Suspect detained in college threats; Battle brewing over school funding; Targeting Prop. 13

Arts & Culture

  Campus threat. A 19-year-old student has been detained as a “person of interest” in connection with threats to Santa Monica College and East L.A. College and lockdowns have been…

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May 16, 2013 By Darrell Satzman
 
Arts & Culture

Today’s News: Schools get a boost in Brown’s budget; LAUSD moves to cut suspensions; USC feels the music

Arts & Culture

Governor’s budget. Gov. Jerry Brown’s latest budget proposal includes more money for schools, and less money for just about everything else. Even with state revenues surging, Brown’s revised budget trims…

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May 15, 2013 By Darrell Satzman
 
Issues

What can help curb school violence, more guns or more guidance counselors?

Issues

While officials in Washington debate gun legislation, cities and counties are debating how they can make schools safer in the wake of the Newtown massacre. One question that arises is:…

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Feb 07, 2013 By Evan George

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