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State moves to not judge schools based off standardized test scores

March 12, 2015 wpengine

State education officials have moved to dramatically recast California’s system to evaluate school quality by suspending the use of standardized test scores as the major...

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LAUSD delivers 609 layoff notices to cut budget deficit

March 11, 2015 wpengine

In the face of a nearly $160 million budget deficit, the Los Angeles Unified School District board authorizing layoff warning...

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Beverly Hills school board president steps down following arrest

March 11, 2015 wpengine

The president of the Beverly Hills Unified School District board yesterday “stepped down temporarily” following his arrest for allegedly pushing a...

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First female named dean of college of science and engineering at LMU

March 6, 2015 wpengine

A chemistry professor was named the 11th dean of the Frank R. Seaver College of Science and Engineering at Loyola...

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NTSB holds mid-morning Friday briefing on Harrison Ford plane crash

March 6, 2015 wpengine

“Battered, but OK,” actor Harrison Ford was hospitalized today with injuries he suffered when the World War II-era single-engine plane...

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SMC appoints interim president Shimizu

March 5, 2015 wpengine

Santa Monica College Executive Vice President Jeffrey Shimizu was appointed interim president of the university effective July 1, when President Chui...

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LAUSD teachers union negotiations reaches stalemate

February 19, 2015 wpengine

The union representing Los Angeles Unified School District teachers declared an impasse today in its contract negotiations with the district,...

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UC president postpones 5 percent tuition hike until summer

February 19, 2015 wpengine

A planned 5 percent tuition hike at the University of California will be delayed until at least after the summer...

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Santa Monica College President to retire by June

February 4, 2015 wpengine

Santa Monica College President Chui L. Tsang will retire by the end of June, the school announced today. Tsang announced...

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Local project Community Partners in Care seeks funds for depression research

January 28, 2015 wpengine

Community Partners in Care, a research team looking at clinically depressed individuals in underserved communities, has been shortlisted for $20,000...