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Herbert Blau dies at 87; theater director helped shape CalArts
Herbert Blau, an influential theater director, theorist and scholar who helped shape CalArts during its early years, died at his home in Seattle on May 3, his 87th birthday. He had cancer, according to the Seattle Times. The Brooklyn, N.Y.-born...
Tags: Science and Technology, New York University, Colleges and Universities, Stanford University, Teachers
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College is a bad financial bet for some, study says
College can be a bad financial investment, and a fair number of people actually should not go to college, according to a new study. Higher education remains a smart financial choice for most people, especially those who attend selective colleges and get...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, Loans, Economy, Business and Finance, Education, Finance
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Berkeley accelerating access to course materials for disabled students
UC Berkeley is making its vast library collections and course textbooks more readily available to students with visual and other impairments under an agreement reached Tuesday that could set a precedent for universities nationwide. The settlement with...
Tags: Science and Technology, Colleges and Universities, Dyslexia, Libraries, Education
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LAUSD board could ban suspensions for 'willful defiance'
Damien Valentine knows painfully well about a national phenomenon that is imperiling the academic achievement of minority students, particularly African Americans like himself: the pervasive and disproportionate use of suspensions from school for mouthing...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Jerry Brown, Teachers, University of California, Los Angeles, Social Issues
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L.A. Unified knew of alleged teacher abuse 3 years before arrest
Los Angeles school district officials knew of sexual misconduct allegations in 2009 against a teacher at a Wilmington campus who was arrested more than three years later, the district's top administrator confirmed Tuesday. The teacher, Robert Pimentel,...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Robert Pimentel, Police Arrests, Trials, Abusive Behavior
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L.A. mayoral candidates support making teacher evaluations public
Los Angeles' two mayoral candidates said Tuesday that they support making teacher evaluations public, going well beyond a level of disclosure that is supported by top school district officials. City Controller Wendy Greuel and City Councilman Eric...
Tags: Richard Riordan, School Examinations, Academic Progress, Wendy Greuel, Bill Clinton
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Vegans accused of bullying agriculture students online
Some agriculture students at a Northern California high school are complaining about being bullied on Instagram and other social networks by students who are vegans. “[One student] keeps posting about goats and sheep and pigs and dead pictures and...
Tags: Vegan Diet, Diets and Dieting, Students
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High school 'twerking' suspensions to be appealed
Students will get a chance to shake their fingers in protest over being busted for shaking their behinds in a suggestive "twerking" video. The two-day suspensions meted out to 31 high school students in San Diego have been served and the students are...
Tags: Students, Punishment
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Document indicates L.A. Unified knew of sexual misconduct claims
School district officials knew of sexual misconduct allegations in 2009 against a teacher at a Wilmington school but failed to act, an attorney suing the Los Angeles Unified School District said Tuesday. The teacher, Robert Pimentel, 57, was arrested in...
Tags: Sexual Assault, Sexual Misconduct, Litigation, Sex Crimes, Robert Pimentel
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A view into the photography program at Humanitas Academy of Art and Technology
FrameworkMore than 100 portraits of Humanitas Academy of Art and Technology (HAAT) students and their photographs will be featured on a 1,000-foot-long fence covering the construction of the Huntington Library's Education and Visitor Center. HAAT is in East Los... -
Farmers Markets: Bruins like to feed on fresh fruit and vegetables
In some ways farmers markets are a natural fit at universities, where many students crave healthful, local and organic produce. However, schools are largely closed during summer, the busiest season for markets, and the managers — if students run the...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, Farms, University of California, Los Angeles, Education, Students
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Angry teachers take a break, but threats to Mexican reform remain
MEXICO CITY — Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto has been busy telling the world about the economic miracle the country will experience after lawmakers approve the package of reforms he calls the Pact for Mexico. Nobody said the reforms would...
Tags: Career and Workplace, U.S. Congress, Unions, Teachers, Mexico City
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