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Education News from KPCC

Education News from KPCC
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Features and interviews focusing on education in Southern California from KPCCs award-winning news team. Visit KPCC online at www.kpcc.org. |
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http://www.scpr.org/news/education © 2010 Southern California Public Radio
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1. UCLA conference seeks betterment of young black males
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A two-day conference with an ambitious goal begins tomorrow at UCLA. Its organizers want to turn around the lives of young black males in Los Angeles.
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Published on Wed, 5 May 2010 16:16:04 -0700 - 1 MB Format: MPEG Audio
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2. Survey measures effects of school funding change
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Last year, California legislators made an unprecedented change to public school funding. They removed restrictions on dozens of funding sources so school districts could use that money to balance budgets soaked with red ink. The state’s Legislative Analyst’s Office released survey results that s
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Published on Tue, 4 May 2010 20:20:27 -0700 - 1 MB Format: MPEG Audio
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3. Program uses theater to help kids learn English
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A junior high school in Valencia is using theater to help non-native students learn English. The public-private partnership with a local arts college is designed to make learning the language fun.
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Published on Mon, 3 May 2010 05:00:00 -0700 - 3 MB Format: MPEG Audio
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4. Arcadia, North Hollywood and LA high schools in National Science Bowl
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The best science students in the country are in Washington this weekend for the 20th annual National Science Bowl.
Three teams are representing Southern California.
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Published on Sat, 1 May 2010 05:00:00 -0700 - 1 MB Format: MPEG Audio
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5. Pitzer College president tells the little-known story of Mark Twain mystery woman
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When Mark Twain was born in 1835, Halleys Comet lit the night. That’s the story he liked to tell anyway. When the great American writer and humorist passed away a hundred years ago this April, the comet supposedly crossed the sky again.
Twains often tumultuous final years are the subject of a ne
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Published on Fri, 30 Apr 2010 05:00:00 -0700 - 3 MB Format: MPEG Audio
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6. Tentative deal ends Capistrano Unified teachers strike
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A tentative agreement reached late last night between Capistrano Unified’s teachers union and administrators ended a district-wide strike today.
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Published on Tue, 27 Apr 2010 19:17:52 -0700 - 2 MB Format: MPEG Audio
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7. Tentative agreement reached to end Capistrano teachers strike
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Students and teachers in the Capistrano Unified School Teacher are back in the classrooms this morning. The Capistrano Unified School District announced late last night that it has reached a tentative agreement with teachers, who’ve been on strike since last Thursday over pay and benefit cuts. (Au
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Published on Tue, 27 Apr 2010 09:54:34 -0700 - 2 MB Format: MPEG Audio
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8. Tentative agreement reached to end Capistrano teachers strike
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Students and teachers in the Capistrano Unified School Teacher are back in the classrooms this morning. The Capistrano Unified School District announced late last night that it has reached a tentative agreement with teachers, who’ve been on strike since last Thursday over pay and benefit cuts. (Au
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Published on Tue, 27 Apr 2010 08:32:18 -0700 - 2 MB Format: MPEG Audio
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9. Tentative agreement reached to end Capistrano teachers strike
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Students and teachers in the Capistrano Unified School Teacher are back in the classrooms this morning. The Capistrano Unified School District announced late last night that it has reached a tentative agreement with teachers, who’ve been on strike since last Thursday over pay and benefit cuts. (Au
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Published on Tue, 27 Apr 2010 06:58:36 -0700 - 2 MB Format: MPEG Audio
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10. El Camino Real High celebrates national Academic Decathlon title
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El Camino Real High School of Woodland Hills welcomed its academic decathlon team back to school on Monday. The team won a record sixth national title over the weekend in Omaha, Nebraska.
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Published on Mon, 26 Apr 2010 19:20:18 -0700 - 2 MB Format: MPEG Audio
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