FAILURE GETS A PASS

Teacher loses fight to keep job

By Jason Song
Judge gives L.A. Unified permission to terminate Matthew Kim, who has done no work for seven years. »

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Dalai Lama contributes to students' message of hope for hospitalized children

By Carla Rivera   |   Sun, 5 Jul 2009 10:00:19 PM
Their book is filled with colorful artwork and includes a foreword by the...
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Moorpark High School's Academic Decathlon coach steps down

Moorpark High School's Academic Decathlon coach steps down

By Seema Mehta   |   Mon, 6 Jul 2009 11:15:28 AM
Larry Jones led the school's team to four national championships and inspired...
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Education secretary treads where teachers unions don't want to go

Education secretary treads where teachers unions don't want to go

By Jason Song   |   Thu, 2 Jul 2009 10:04:15 PM
Arne Duncan, in a speech at the NEA's annual meeting in San Diego, says...
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L.A. school board lets Birmingham High go charter

L.A. school board lets Birmingham High go charter

By Mitchell Landsberg   |   Thu, 2 Jul 2009 12:05:59 AM
It was the first action by the newly constituted board, but the members weren'...
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School levy failure highlights challenges for big districts

By Seema Mehta   |   Thu, 2 Jul 2009 12:08:29 AM
Rowland Unified gained a majority of votes but couldn't get the required two-thirds support. Experts...
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Birmingham High's charter-conversion struggles show difficulty of reform

By Mitchell Landsberg   |   Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:01:18 PM
The Board of Education votes today on whether the Van Nuys campus should secede from L.A. Unified. Pro-...
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School officials not amused by comedian's photo shoot

School officials not amused by comedian's photo shoot

By Mitchell Landsberg   |   Tue, 30 Jun 2009 8:19:18 AM
Sacha Baron Cohen, in his new guise as gay Austrian fashionista 'Bruno,' appears...
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Teens and young adults find a harsh job market

Teens and young adults find a harsh job market

By Seema Mehta   |   Mon, 29 Jun 2009 1:21:25 PM
Many are pushed aside by older workers seeking employment after being laid off....
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Off to private Brentwood School, thanks to the kindness of strangers

Off to private Brentwood School, thanks to the kindness of strangers

By Carla Rivera   |   Sat, 27 Jun 2009 10:27:22 PM
New friendships bloom as an L.A. judge and his college professor wife decide...
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New on DVD: 'Jonas Brothers: The Concert Experience'

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An Obama bounce at L.A. campus?

An Obama bounce at L.A. campus?

By Larry Gordon   |   Sat, 27 Jun 2009 1:14:07 PM
A rise in enrollment at Occidental College, where the president spent two years,...
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Supreme Court declares strip-search of student unconstitutional

Supreme Court declares strip-search of student unconstitutional

By David G. Savage   |   Thu, 25 Jun 2009 11:11:16 PM
The 8-1 decision says Arizona school officials lacked justification for such...
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UCLA employees protest proposed pay cuts, furloughs

UCLA employees protest proposed pay cuts, furloughs

By Larry Gordon   |   Wed, 24 Jun 2009 10:28:13 PM
UC officials consider salary reductions of 4% to 8%, 21 unpaid days off or a...
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Valedictorian says Accelerated School barred her from making speech

Valedictorian says Accelerated School barred her from making speech

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Subtle signs of a turnaround on a troubled L.A. campus

Subtle signs of a turnaround on a troubled L.A. campus

By Howard Blume   |   Wed, 24 Jun 2009 6:11:28 PM
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