Gov. Jerry Brown signs school safety bill
Aug 4 2011

Prohibits disruptive messages

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—Gov. Jerry Brown today signed a school safety bill prohibiting disruptive messages that threaten the physical safety of school children in preschool, elementary or middle schools.

The legislation was written by Assemblyman Tony Mendoza, D-Norwalk, who said he wrote the law because as a former teacher “I know how important student safety is for the success of our schools.”

A March 2003 demonstration outside a middle school by the Center for Bio-Ethical Reform was also a factor, officials said.

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California Community Foundation awards grants to 62 nonprofit organizations
Jul 28 2011

Arts, education, health care, housing

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—The California Community Foundation announced it has awarded more than $5.6 million in grants to 62 nonprofit organizations in the Los Angeles area.

According to the foundation, the bulk of the grants were given to aid programs focused on arts, education, healthcare, housing and neighborhoods and human development. Other grant funds will go toward civic-engagement projects, scholarships and supporting the foundation’s El Monte Community Building Initiative.

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LAUSD to poll parents about their children’s homework
Jul 21 2011

New policy in the works

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent John Deasy suspended a new district policy that allows homework to count for only 10 percent of a student’s grade, saying he wanted more input from parents, teachers and school board members on the issue.

“We cannot and will not implement a policy of this magnitude without actively soliciting and incorporating recommendations from our constituencies,” Deasy said.

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CSU Board of Trustees raises tuition again
Jul 13 2011

12 percent hike

LONG BEACH, Calif.—Tuition will be going up by another 12 percent for undergraduate students at California State University campuses, the university’s Board of Trustees decided today, insisting the hike is necessary due to cuts in state funding.

“The enormous reduction to our state funding has left us with no other choice if we are to maintain quality and access to the CSU,” Chancellor Charles B. Reed said. “We will focus on serving our current students by offering as many classes and course sections as possible.

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