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Controversial Color-Coded Student IDs Still in Use
KTLA NewsLA PALMA, Calif. (KTLA) -- Color-coded student ID cards are still in use at two schools in the Anaheim Union High School District, even though the state has told the district to do away with the cards. The cards, which came with matching homework...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Teaching and Learning, David Butler, Personal Data Collection, Interior Policy
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Six L.A. Charter Schools Shut Down, Accused of Cheating
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- The Los Angeles Board of Education has voted to shut down six charter schools accused of widespread cheating on last year's standardized tests. John Allen, the director of Crescendo Charters, is accused of directing principals and...Tags: Elections, Teaching and Learning, Trials, Crime, Law and Justice, School Examinations
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Study: Teen Sex Not Always Bad for School Performance
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES -- There's good news for parents who worry that their teenagers' sex lives are affecting their school performance: A provocative new study has found that teens in committed relationships do no better or worse in school than those don't have...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Education, Science and Technology, Health, Health and Safety at School
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Villaraigosa Proposes Education Reform, Teacher Ratings
KTLA NewsSOUTH LOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said he is looking for help from parents as well as city workers to improve the city. Villaraigosa delivered his sixth State of the City address Wednesday at Thomas Jefferson High...Tags: Regional Authority, Teaching and Learning, Thomas Jefferson, Budgets and Budgeting, Examinations
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Compton Parents Move to Take-Over Elementary School
KTLA NewsCOMPTON -- Chanting "yes we can!" and "si se puede!", a busload of parents on Tuesday became the first in California to try to force reforms at their children's failing school using a new law empowering parents to demand change. The group of Latino and...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Children, Compton (Los Angeles, California), Crime, Law and Justice, Examinations
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California's 8th-grade Algebra Rule Gets Poor Marks
LOS ANGELES -- The new state policy of requiring algebra in the eighth grade will set up unprepared students for failure while holding back others with solid math skills, a new report has concluded. These predictions, based on national data, come in...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Washington, DC, Mathematics, Science and Technology, Vermont
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LAUSD Issues Report Cards Evaluating Schools
LOS ANGELES -- Parents in Los Angeles this week will receive a one-page report card that will provide a less varnished and more accessible picture of how well their child's school is doing. For high schools, the report card will provide more accurate...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Regional Authority, Teaching and Learning, Clubs and Associations, Charity
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COMPTON JR. POSSE
Gayle Anderson was live in Compton with COMPTON JR. POSSE. This not-for-profit activity is dedicated to encouraging inner city and underprivileged youth to become productive members of society. They help them to set both academic and career goals. Jr....Tags: Sports, Physiology, Science and Technology, Education, Charter Schools
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USC President Steven Sample to Step Down in August
Los Angeles TimesLOS ANGELES -- USC President Steven B. Sample, who dramatically boosted the university's academic prestige, financial resources and civic engagement during nearly 19 years as its leader, says he will step down from the post next summer. Sample, who turns...Tags: Sports, Northwestern University, Teaching and Learning, Science and Technology, Crime, Law and Justice
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Several LAUSD Schools Get Top Marks from the State
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES -- The California Department of Education released its Academic Performance Index for schools Friday, and several Los Angeles Unified School Districts received top marks. The index includes some 10,000 schools across the state, and ranks...Tags: Westwood, Sherman Oaks, Science and Technology, Vista, Granada Hills
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Toddler Among 6 Killed As Storms Pound Southeast
Associated PressATLANTA -- Surging floodwaters ripped apart a west Georgia trailer home, drowning a 2-year-old boy swept from his father's arms. In Atlanta, stranded motorists scrambled to the tops of their car as waters rose on one of the city's busiest highways. To the...Tags: Vehicles, Kentucky, North Carolina, Georgia, Floods
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