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Closing California's education gap
California has proved to be a land of opportunity where hard work delivers prosperity and nurtures innovation. Its human capital has helped the state develop into the world's ninth-largest economy, which attracts nearly half of the venture capital in...
Tags: Students, Personal Income, Poverty, Colleges and Universities, Teaching and Learning
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Students rally to support adult education programs
A group of adult education students held a rally Wednesday to demand greater funding for adult education programs. About 30 members of the group United Adult Students gathered at the Evans Community Adult School in downtown Los Angeles to gather...
Tags: Jerry Brown, Students, Economy, Business and Finance, Finance, Schools
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Man finds $175,000 in pot in backyard, then things get weird
L.A. NOWA Silver Lake man’s attempt to install solar panels at his home were interrupted when he found $175,000 worth of marijuana -- bottled, bundled and vacuumed-sealed -- stowed in a vault under a backyard hot tub. When Mack Reed opened...... -
Adult education in need of overhaul, state says
L.A. NOWCalifornia’s system of adult education is complex, confusing and in need of a major overhaul if it is to serve the 1.5 million students seeking instruction, the state Legislative Analyst’s Office said in a new report. Adult schools were first.... -
Football: City Section teams can't play on Friday
Varsity Times InsiderWith Friday an official holiday in the Los Angeles Unified School District, City Section football teams were told not to play on Friday and are barred from hosting games at district fields on that day. LAUSD also will not pay...... -
David A. Peterson dies at 75; directed USC school of gerontology
David A. Peterson, a pioneer in the field of gerontology education and a longtime professor and director of USC's Leonard Davis School of Gerontology, has died. He was 75. Peterson died Oct. 4 of advanced Parkinson's disease at a nursing facility in...
Tags: Parkinson's Disease, Diseases and Illnesses, University of Michigan, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Culture
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L.A. school board OKs final budget, including shortened school year
L.A. NOWThe Los Angeles Board of Education approved its final $6-billion budget Thursday, bridging a multimillion-dollar shortfall in the state’s largest school district by shortening the school year and laying off about 3,000 employees. In February, the... -
Obama, not issues, is the draw for some L.A. voters
PolitiCalWhen Patricia Jordan, 57, was asked what brought her to the polls on Tuesday to vote in the California primary, her answer was swift and decisive.... -
Economy top priority for many Westwood voters
PolitiCalAs voters lined up at the polls in Westwood on Tuesday afternoon, one issue that was not on the ballot weighed heavily on some: the economy.... -
Be the Change
With California’s jobless rate dipping to a seasonally adjusted 10.9% earlier this year — the lowest since early 2009 — the state’s economic recovery seems to be in full swing. The key question now is: What jobs and careers will...Tags: Entertainment, Labor Markets, Career and Workplace, Employment, Employment Opportunities
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Some up-and-coming chefs are skipping culinary school
Cole Dickinson, the chef de cuisine at Michael Voltaggio's soon-to-open West Hollywood restaurant, Ink, got his culinary education the old-fashioned way: in the kitchen.
That might sound obvious, but it makes him something of an anomaly as the number...Tags: Karate, Career and Workplace, Economy, Business and Finance, Career Education Corporation, Real Estate
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Former Disney executive to head Cedar Fair
Money & CompanyA former Disney executive and hotel chain manager has been named president of Cedar Fair Entertainment Co., the Ohio theme park company that owns Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park. Cedar Fair announced Monday that Matthew A. Ouimet, 53, would......
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