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Federal Investigation Into LAUSD's English Learner Program Announced

by Ruth Frantz | March 10, 2010
Staff Reporter

The U.S. Department of Education announced a civil rights investigation into the Los Angeles district Wednesday. [...]

by Shirin Parsavand | March 10, 2010
Annenberg Radio News

<b><font color="#ff1493">LISTEN:</font> </b> California schools ranked as the lowest five percent of the state's persistently low-achieving schools will be required to execute an intervention model to receive any new federal money.

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Did The March 4 Protests Matter?

by Olga Khazan | March 6, 2010
Senior Editor

Now that everyone has washed off their war paint and recycled their protest signs, it's hard to tell what lasting impact, if any, the rallies will have. [...]

Education In Crisis

by Neon Tommy Staff | March 4, 2010

What began as a California state-designated 'Day of Action' has turned into a nationwide movement in support of public education. [...]

L.A. Teachers, Students And Activists Rally For Education At Pershing Square

by Phenia Hovsepyan | March 4, 2010
Staff Reporter

Protesters holding signs saying 'Save Our Children Tax The Rich' gathered in downtown L.A. today. [...]

UCI: Biggest Campus Demonstration In Recent History

by Tara Graham | March 5, 2010
Editor

Chanting for their peers to walk out of classes, around 800 protesters stormed into buildings, rallied down hallways and entered classrooms. When they finished a loop around campus, they marched into the streets, blocking four lanes of traffic.
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Six Students And One Professor Arrested At CSUN

by John Guenther | March 5, 2010
Associate News Editor

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Arrest, Anger And Action At Pershing Square Rally

by Holly Butcher and Irini Connerton | March 5, 2010
Senior Music Editor and Columnist

WATCH: Protesters from across Southern California converged in downtown L.A. to protest educational cutbacks. Teachers, students and concerned citizens spoke out.
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UCR Students Call For Action

by Kevin Patra | March 5, 2010
Associate News Editor

Hundreds of students protested Thursday on the University of California, Riverside campus, chanting for more funding for California's education system. [...]

Cal State Northridge Students: 'Wake Up! Walk Out!'

by Rebecca Kirkman | March 5, 2010
Staff Reporter

Students at CSUN walked out of class in protest of education cuts during their school's March 4 'Day of Action.' [...]

Video Compilation Of March 4 Events Nationwide

by Paresh Dave | March 5, 2010
Staff Reporter

A Youtube video compilation of the nationwide protests against cuts in public education compiled by Neon Tommy. [...]

UC Santa Cruz Protest Draws Nearly 1,000 Students

by Michael Green
Staff Reporter

An estimated 1,000 students were involved with the on-campus protest that forced UC Santa Cruz to shut down. [...]

Student Media Also Takes To The Streets

by Kim Nowacki | March 5, 2010
Staff Reporter

INTERACTIVE MAP: As thousands of protesters rallied in support of affordable education, student-run media was there to cover the protests as they happened. We have a round-up of the coverage. [...]

Sweeping Protests Across California

by Lindy Tolbert | March 3, 2010
Staff Reporter

Thousands of people are coming out in full force to support public education. [...]

March 4: NT Photos From The Field

by Neon Tommy Staff

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Follow California Education Protests In Real Time

by Callie Schweitzer
Senior News Editor

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California Protests Spread Nationwide

by Shelby Stowers | March 4, 2010
Staff Reporter

The 'Day of Action' has spread from California to 32 states, as students and others protest cuts to public education. [...]

A Profile Of Two Cal State L.A. Protesters

by Nicole Boisvert | March 5, 2010
Contributor

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Teachers, Parents And Students Kick Off Day Of Action

by Meghan McCarty
Contributor

Kick starting a national 'Day of Action' for public education, a coalition of teachers unions, parents and students gathered at Farmdale Elementary School in Los Angeles to announce the day's events. [...]

What's The Protest All About?

by Paresh Dave and John Guenther
Editors

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Protesters Face Roadblocks To Achieve Goals

by Andrew Khouri | March 4, 2010
Associate News Editor

Students, staff, and faculty across California will take part in a 'Day of Action' Thursday to support increased state investment in public education. Significant hurdles stand in their way. [...]

Students Prep For March 4 Protests

by Callie Schweitzer | March 3, 2010
Senior News Editor

Students from California and across the nation are preparing to protest what they believe are unworkable school conditions. From raising costs to slashing budgets, many students believe education is being hung out to dry. [...]

Police Say They Are Ready For March 4 Rallies

by Laura J. Nelson | March 3, 2010
Staff Reporter

Police and protesters take precautions in run-up to state-wide protests against public education cuts and fee hikes.
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Making Children Count in 2010 Census

by Catherine Cloutier | March 1, 2010
Staff Reporter

School and Census officials are encouraging the Latino community in L.A. to participate in the 2010 census before census forms begin to arrive in local mailboxes. [...]

Education Activists Prep To March Forth

by Albert Sabaté | March 1, 2010
Staff Reporter

SLIDESHOW: On March 4, thousands of students, teachers and education workers are expected to protest cuts to education and social services across Los Angeles and throughout the state. [...]

Teachers, Students Voice Concerns Over Plans for Restructuring Fremont High School

by Erin Richards | February 26, 2010
Senior Editor

Teachers, students, parents and alumni gathered to voice their outrage with plans to restructure Fremont High School that will require school employees to reapply for their jobs after the end of the current school year. [...]

Educational Forum Sparsely Attended By All

by Catherine Cloutier | February 26, 2010
Staff Reporter

Parents and the the front-runner for state superintendent garner a not-so-perfect attendance record at a schools discussion in downtown L.A. [...]

Hebrew School Denied Public Funding Because Of Religious Instruction

by Kevin Patra | February 23, 2010
Associate News Editor

While Hebrew schools in other states have gained charter status, a Santa Clarita Valley board voted against the Albert Einstein Academy earlier this month. [...]

Obama's Education Reform For Science And Math Skips Districts In Need

by Erin Richards | February 11, 2010
Senior Editor

America is falling behind in subjects like science, math, and engineering. Obama's Educate to Innovate campaign aims to increase education and motivate students to pursue careers related to these fields. However, money and programs for reform are missing some of the most desperate of schools.
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UCLA Report Says Charters Are Causing Resegregation Of American Schools

by Julia James | February 5, 2010
Associate News Editor

A report released Thursday by the Civil Rights Project says whites are over-represented and Latinos are under-represented in charter schools across the Western U.S. [...]

Voters Weigh In On LAUSD Reform Plans

by Catherine Cloutier | February 2, 2010
Staff Reporter

A vote to decide who will run 30 L.A. Unified schools begins Tuesday, but final approval does not rest in voters' hands. [...]

Half-Million Dollar L.A. Community College Payout Wasn't So Friendly

by John Guenther and Andrew Khouri | December 3, 2009
Staff Reporters

Former chancellor Marshall Drummond threatened to sue the Los Angeles Community College District before board members handed him nearly a half-million dollars to leave his job this summer, the district's lawyer revealed Thursday. [...]

Marshall Drummond Contract And Separation Agreement

by Neon Tommy Staff | November 25, 2009

Reporters for Neon Tommy filed a public records request to obtain the contract and separation agreement for Los Angeles Community College District Chancellor Marshall Drummond. [...]

The Mysterious Departure Of Marshall Drummond

by Andrew Khouri and John Guenther | November 24, 2009
Staff Reporters

The seven-member board of the Los Angeles Community College District paid Chancellor Marshall Drummond nearly a half-million dollars to quietly leave office.
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UC Regents Blame State Budget For Fee Hikes

by Andrew Khouri, Paresh Dave and Madeleine Scinto | November 23, 2009
Staff Reporters

VIDEO: Protests continued at UC Santa Cruz over the weekend after the University of California Board of Regents voted to raise fees by 32 percent. [...]

With Parcel Tax, Culver City Attempts To Slow State's Damage To Schools

by Mark Evitt | November 4, 2009
Senior Editor

Measure EE will raise $6 million over five years for the Culver City School District. The district has lost $6 million in just the past two years when California cut back funding. [...]

Substitute Teachers Picket to Regain Seniority

by Catherine Cloutier | October 28, 2009
Staff Reporter

Substitute teachers protested outside LAUSD School Board's meeting room Tuesday using a "die-in" theme to emphasize their struggle to survive.

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Kids With Knives: Debating Zero Tolerance

by Irini Connerton and Natalie Ragus, hosted by Dominic Riley
Columnists, Associate Editor

Neon Tommy columnists debate the zero tolerance policy in public schools. [...]

LAUSD Launches Effort To Bring Dropouts Back To Class

by Natalie Ragus | October 19, 2009
Staff Reporter

On Monday, 160 administrators and counselors fanned out around Los Angeles tracking down dropouts from Fremont, Fairfax, Polytechnic and Wilson high schools during the school district's inaugural Student Recovery Day. [...]

L.A. High School Students Protest Truancy Proposal

by John Guenther and Natalie Ragus | September 28, 2009
Staff Reporters

Students from four Los Angeles high schools staged a protest Monday against a proposal that would allow police officers to ticket truant or tardy students on school property.

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UCLA Students And Teachers Protest Budget Cuts

by Julia James and Albert Sabaté | September 24, 2009
Staff Reporters

Hundreds of university students, faculty and workers assembled on the UCLA campus on the first day of class to protest budget cuts and employee furloughs in the UC system. [...]

L.A. Elementary School Copes With Budget Cuts

by LeTania Kirkland | September 21, 2009
Staff Reporter

Despite state budget cuts, the staff at Solano Avenue Elementary School in Los Angeles says it is determined to provide students with a sense of normalcy this school year. [...]

Gov. Schwarzenegger Inspires Students In South L.A.

by Carollyn Nguyen and Albert Sabaté | September 18, 2009
Senior Editor and Staff Reporter

WATCH: Gov. Schwarzenegger and the Rev. Jesse Jackson visited Dorsey High School to motivate students to study hard. [...]

L.A. Teachers Union Now Sees Opportunity In Schools Plan

by Jessica Flores | September 14, 2009
Staff Reporter

In a Q&A, United Teachers Los Angeles Secondary Vice President Gregg Solkovits said the union is open to allowing charter groups and outside operators to take over up to 250 Los Angeles Unified School District schools. [...]

Prominent Activist Calls Charter Schools A Silver Bullet Solution

by Madeleine Scinto | September 7, 2009
Contributor

After the L.A. Unified School District ruled to allow up to 250 schools to be run by outside operators, debate has begun over whether the move will improve education in the city.
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New Charter School Opens In Watts

by Hillel Aron | September 3, 2009
Staff Reporter

Students of Ánimo Watts Charter High finally have a new school to call their own. [...]

Quality Meals Come To L.A. Schools

by Carollyn Nguyen | August 11, 2009
Staff Reporter

WATCH: Revolution Foods' CEO says students will like eating at school when the quality of ingredients increases. The company has a partnership with Whole Foods and hopes to double the number of meals it serves this year. [...]

UC Staffers Protest Furlough Plan; Board Says No Other Options Exist

by Carollyn Nguyen | July 17, 2009
Staff Reporter

WATCH: While staff members opposed the University of California's move to furlough more than 100,000 employees, the Board of Regents voted overwhelmingly Thursday for the plan. The unpaid furlough days will range between 11 and 26 a year and amount to a 4-10 percent pay cut. [...]

Community College Students Protest Class Cuts Due To Budget Crisis

by Carollyn Nguyen | June 2, 2009
Staff Reporter

WATCH: The nine colleges in the Los Angeles Community College District will have to cancel their second session of summer classes due to severe cuts forced by the state. [...]

Skid Row Arts Program Fosters Creativity In The Classroom

by Nardine Saad | May 16, 2009
Staff Reporter

WATCH: District-wide budget cuts were a death sentence for many Los Angeles public school arts programs. But at Inner-City Arts, teachers learn the tools to keep creativity alive in their own classrooms. [...]

Tension Escalates Between Teachers And School Board

by Kevin Patra | April 17, 2009
Staff Reporter

LISTEN: United Teachers gathered outside the Los Angeles Unified School district's headquarters to fight new budget cuts that could cost 6,000 teachers their jobs. [...]

The LAUSD Layoff Saga Goes On

by Beth Palkovic | April 15, 2009
Contributor

About 1,500 LAUSD teachers still face the possibility of getting the axe, but the United Teachers Los Angeles is determined to stop it. [...]