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California Public Schools: Still Not as Good as You Think

July 22, 2019 7:39 amJuly 23, 2019 6:57 am

The 60 percent increase in Kindergarten through 12th grade spending in California’s schools, just since 2011 hasn’t made a difference in student performance, California Globe recently reported. Recently, education scholar Lance Izumi and I had a chance to discuss his...

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Big Blow to Mayor Garcetti in the defeat of Measure EE in Los Angeles

June 5, 2019 11:18 amJune 10, 2019 12:22 pm

Following the contentious Los Angeles Unified School District strike in January, the controversial property tax hike proposed by the school district went down in a resounding defeat Tuesday. Measure EE garnered only about 45 percent of voter approval when it...

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California’s Antiquated Legislature Can Update State Technologies

March 6, 2019 7:29 pmMarch 7, 2019 4:18 pm

Last year, California’s state Senate and Assembly passed 1,217 pieces of legislation. Governor Brown signed 1,016 of them into law, and most took effect January 1st. Included were predictable acts of liberal zealotry – sanctuary for the undocumented, gender equity on...

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Senator: LAUSD Budget Crisis Could Take Down State Budget

January 17, 2019 10:51 amJanuary 21, 2019 8:09 am

While the Los Angeles Unified School District contract negotiations with the Unified Teachers of Los Angeles labor union led to a massive strike this week, the fight over hiring more teachers and school staff in the nation’s second largest school...

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LAUSD Strike: Teachers Union ‘Insulted’ by Latest Offer

January 14, 2019 1:25 amJanuary 16, 2019 1:49 pm

Gov. Gavin Newson has only been governor for seven days and is already facing the first strike in 30 years at the Los Angeles Unified School District, the nation’s second largest school district. The United Teachers of Los Angeles labor...