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LA school police still ticketing thousands of young students
Susan FerrissTami Abdollah/KPCC L.A. city councilman Tony Cardenas and L.A. Unified board member Monica Garcia join students protesting citations in February. Even as Los Angeles authorities continue...
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School discipline reform groups question plans for armed security
Susan FerrissNick Ut/Associated Press Los Angeles police Sgt. Frank Preciado and Officer Wendy Reyes watch children arriving at Main Street Elementary School. As the White House considers proposals to...
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'Parent trigger' strikes again in California
Natasha LindstromCourtesy of Parent Revolution The 24th Street Parent Union members have been working since for months to collect signatures for a "parent trigger." LOS ANGELES – The first time...
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Despite budget woes, superintendents’ pay rises
Peter Erikson This story was edited by Robert Salladay and copy edited by Nikki Frick and Christine Lee. L.E.MORMILE/Shutterstock In 2011, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie succeeded in tying the pay of...
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Controversial school bonds create ‘debt for the next generation’
Trey Bundy and Shane Shifflett This story was edited by Richard C. Paddock. It was copy edited by Nikki Frick and Christine Lee. Produced by Sharon Pieczenik Herb Calderon stood on the campus of...
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Sharon PieczenikMany cash-strapped California school districts have found a way to fund new, multimillion-dollar projects. And they don’t have to make payments right away.But when those bills come...
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In one Calif. school district, teachers help teachers get better
AnonymousStephen Smith/The Hechinger Report Writing coach Jandella Faulkner helps students at Edison Elementary School in Long Beach use "thinking maps" to tell a story. LONG BEACH – Jandella Faulkner...
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State’s calculation of teacher misassignments gives skewed rate
Joanna LinDaniel Anderson/California WatchCharlie Parker, a longtime biology teacher in the Los Angeles Unified School District, was assigned for two years to teach history and social studies –...
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In California, thousands of teachers missing needed credentials
Joanna Lin This story was edited by Robert Salladay and copy edited by Nikki Frick and Christine Lee. Daniel Anderson/California WatchCharlie Parker, a longtime biology teacher in the Los Angeles...
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Bill seeks to limit school police in discipline matters
Susan Ferriss and Ben WiederVanessa Romo/KPCC.org Students protest last year in Los Angeles against school police tickets issued heavily at middle schools, low-income schools. As the national debate...
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