LA study: Poor students stuck with worst teachers
Good teachers are the key to accelerating academic achievement by Hispanic and black students to levels on par with their white and Asian counterparts, but poor, minority children are consistently stuck with the worst instructors, according to a study relea...
 LAUSD budget shortfall: $543 million - thousands could be laid offL.A. Unified Superintendent John Deasy painted a stark budget picture at today's first board meeting of the year — a $543 million budget shortfall for the next academic year, plus the possibility that thousands of employees could face layoffs, whole school ... |  LA schools mull ways to boost district enrollmentThe Los Angeles Unified school board wants to stem the decade-long decline in enrollment that has cost the district hundreds of millions over dollars in per pupil funding. |  City Warned Not to Become CRA/LA's Successor AgencyCity Administrative Officer Miguel Santana and Chief Legislative Analyst Gerry Miller warned today the city could be on the hook for as much as $109 million if it elects to be in charge of winding down the Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Los A... |  LA tries new test to find gang members wanting outMelissa Pirraglio spent many of her 11 years of gang life in drug-addled despair seeking a way out. "There's an inkling in every single gang member looking for an opportunity to come out," said Pirraglio, now 34 and a counselor to troubled youth. "You get t... |  Hollywood high-rise plan has some up in armsHollywood, that mythic land where movie drama was invented, suddenly finds itself caught up in its own real-life drama, one involving high-priced real estate and people taking on City Hall. |  Woman launches $10K suit against Honda after claiming her hybrid Civic doesn't meet gas mileage expectationsA former lawyer is suing car giant Honda after claiming her hybrid Civic failed to live up to gas mileage expectations. |  L.A. calls for studies on proposed single-use bag banTaking a cautious approach, the Los Angeles City Council on Friday called for detailed studies on the cost and environmental impact of a ban on single-use bags at markets. |  LA study: Poor students stuck with worst teachersGood teachers are the key to accelerating academic achievement by Hispanic and black students to levels on par with their white and Asian counterparts, but poor, minority children are consistently stuck with the worst instructors, according to a study relea... |
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Los Angeles Lakers' star Kobe Bryant, wife file for divorce
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Kim Kardashian, other celebrities serve up turkey to LA's homeless
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Los Angeles coast road landslide unlikely to be repaired, geologists to study landslide
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Environmental Group to Sue Railroads Over Pollution in LA
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Annual Los Angeles Walk Raises Funds for HIV/AIDS
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Calif. movement harnesses parent power to push for educational reform through ‘unions’
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LA homeowner gets eviction reprieve after arrest
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