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‘Common sense regulations’ or ‘an extended middle finger’—how far will California go on charter schools?

The transparency mandate signed into law Tuesday is just the first in a flurry of bills aimed at curbing California charter schools.

에 의해 Ricardo Cano • 3월 5, 2019

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If teachers strike at Los Angeles Unified School District, don’t expect it to stay in L.A.

The threatened teachers' strike at Los Angeles Unified School District is already reverberating in public schools across California, and could be felt by taxpayers and communities throughout the state.

에 의해 Ricardo Cano • 12월 27, 2018

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My turn: Here’s what’s at the root of L.A. teachers’ complaint

Los Angeles teachers’ issues are fundamental, among them: bloated class sizes, lack of full-time nurses in 80 percent of Los Angeles schools, annual waves of destructive layoffs, and a student-counselor ratio so bad that the United Teachers of Los Angeles’s demand is to bring it down to 500-1. The Los Angeles Unified School District has legitimate financial issues. However, the district has repeatedly projected deficits which don’t materialize. Moreover, the district’s reserve is now almost $2 billion, an unprecedented figure.

에 의해 게스트 코멘터리 • 12월 19, 2018

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Big city mayors to California lawmakers on homelessness: Go bold

The mayors of Los Angeles, San Diego, Oakland and Sacramento called for bold state action to remedy homelessness, including reviving an affordable housing funding source and making it easier to build shelters.

에 의해 맷 레빈 • 11월 16, 2018

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As California struggles to house the homeless, some neighbors say ‘welcome’

Including local residents in planning and construction isn't just nice, organizers say; it works.

에 의해 David Gorn • 10월 9, 2018

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Battle lines on net neutrality and #MeToo

Gov. Jerry Brown, ending an unprecedented fourth term as California's leader, signs historic bills on net neutrality and women in boardrooms, along with new gun controls, changes in California's felony murder rule and police accountability. Plus, 5G wireless begins today.

에 의해 Dan Morain • 10월 1, 2018

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A walk along Skid Row in Los Angeles—block by bleak block

Nowhere is California's homelessness crisis more evident than here, where some 2,000 people hunker down for the night on sleeping pads, cardboard, or nothing.

에 의해 Dan Morain • 6월 27, 2018

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Is Los Angeles Unified too big to fail?

Los Angeles Unified, the state's largest school district, faces a financial meltdown and the question is whether all California taxpayers should bail it out.

에 의해 댄 월터스 • 6월 24, 2018

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Antonio Villaraigosa concedes, throws support behind Newsom

Former L.A. mayor Antonio Villaraigosa concedes.

에 의해 줄리 카트 • 6월 5, 2018

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Why L.A. Unified may face financial crisis even with a giant surplus this year

The nation’s second-largest school system has enjoyed a major infusion of funding since the bone-deep cuts it endured during the recession. But in coming years, school officials project growth in employee pension and healthcare costs will eclipse the change in revenue.

에 의해 Jessica Calefati • 6월 4, 2018