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Rhee donates significantly to L.A. school board races
L.A. NOWThis post has been updated. Former District of Columbia Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee, a controversial figure in education reform, said Wednesday that her organization has made a substantial donation to the contests for seats on the Los Angeles Board... -
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The teachers union once had a virtual lock on the Los Angeles Unified school board, and the results weren't pretty. Truly awful schools operated without accountability; the board worked harder to please teachers than to protect students. Today, with...
Tags: School Examinations, Students, Politics, Local Government, Teachers
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Jersey firefighters to build 26 playgrounds for Newtown victims
For the first time since Superstorm Sandy devastated New Jersey’s shoreline and a gunman opened fire inside Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., firefighter Bill Lavin feels OK. For a while, the president of a 5,550-member New Jersey...
Tags: Sandy Hook Elementary School, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Human Interest
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Letters: Bloomberg's meddling in L.A. schools
Re "N.Y. mayor gives to L.A. campaigns," Feb. 13 An out-of-state billionaire decides to give $1 million to anti-union candidates running for the Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education. Could this be one of the right-wing Koch brothers...
Tags: Local Elections, Politics, Elections, Los Angeles Unified School District, Antonio Villaraigosa
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Dismal turnout puts Greuel and Garcetti in mayoral runoff, sales tax bombs
After months of buildup and millions of dollars spent on a blizzard of television ads and mailers, Los Angeles voters went to the polls Tuesday and selected Eric Garcetti and Wendy Greuel to advance to a mayoral runoff. The long-time City Hall hands don&...Tags: Local Elections, Jan Perry, Wendy Greuel, Politics, Voting
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School board candidates debate Bloomberg's $1-million donation
L.A. NOWA record-setting donation to Los Angeles school board contests quickly became a topic Wednesday night at the first candidate forum after word broke of the $1-million contribution by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Bloomberg’s donation is... -
L.A. Votes: Dismal turnout, mayoral runoff, and failed sales tax
L.A. NOWThis post has been corrected. See below for details. After months of buildup and millions of dollars spent on a blizzard of television ads and mailers, Los Angeles voters went to the polls Tuesday and selected Eric Garcetti and Wendy...... -
Boy Scouts survey seeks to measure attitudes on gay membership
The Boy Scouts of America is surveying adult members about their attitude toward gays in Scouting as the group’s leaders consider potentially lifting their ban on gay membership later this spring. The 13-question survey is being distributed to 1.1...
Tags: Opinion Research Corporation, Social Issues, Research, Youth Organizations, Boy Scouts of America
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Carnival Triumph, crippled cruise ship, finally reaches port
MOBILE, Ala. -- The crippled Carnival cruise ship Triumph finally limped into port Thursday night, but the passengers’ ordeal wasn’t over yet: It could take up to five hours for everyone to disembark, and only one elevator was working. Less...
Tags: Festive Events, Arts and Culture, Cruise Line Ports
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New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg calls for Styrofoam container ban
The billionaire mayor who has fought smoking, large-sized sugary drinks and excessive fat and salt announced on Thursday that he will now target Styrofoam, seeking to ban the product used for take-out -- and leftover -- fare. In his 12th and last...
Tags: Heart Attack Grill, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Barclays Center, Politics, Personal Weapon Control
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Barbara Walters got chicken pox from smooching Frank Langella
Barbara Walters made her triumphant return to "The View" this week after being laid up with a series of maladies, including chicken pox, since late January. And after a few surprises for her, like an appearance by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg with a...
Tags: Shingles, Jon Stewart, Frank Langella, Robot and Frank (movie), Chickenpox
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School board election: Split decision for Deasy; 3rd race to runoff
L.A. NOWIn a school board election that attracted national money and attention, candidates backing both Supt. John Deasy and the teachers union won election Tuesday night....
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