Los Angeles schools chief Ramon Cortines said Thursday that he's done "coddling" under-performing teachers and plans to streamline district operations...
Tabby Biddle | Posted 12.09.2009 | Politics
Most of you have probably heard about the dire straits public schools in California face, but until you see some numbers comparing school budgets between last year and this year, it doesn't fully hit home.
Brady Westwater | Posted 12.08.2009 | Los Angeles
Two of the most important decisions any of us ever make is where we decide to live and what job we choose to accept. Rush hour traffic, however, proves how wrong we all can be.
LA Daily News | Posted 12.08.2009 | Los Angeles
The Los Angeles Unified school board is expected to vote on a two-year budget plan today that calls for the elimination of more than 5,000 district po...
Gene D. Block | Posted 12.02.2009 | Los Angeles
The Southern California community seems not to see that if UCLA sinks into mediocrity, so do the quality of life and economic vitality of Los Angeles.
The Huffington Post | Julian Hattem | Posted 10.16.2009 | Business
As part of its Bearing Witness 2.0 project, the Huffington Post is rounding up a few of the best local stories of the day. Rather than continue t...
Micheal McElveen | Posted 12.01.2009 | Politics
After Green Dot turned my Watts, L.A. high school into a charter, I felt a sense of inspiration in witnessing and living the transformation process. I should not be the exception.
Kamala Lopez | Posted 08.11.2009 | Politics
What is it about Rocio Martinez that makes kids on the edge of the abyss trust her? Well, for one thing, they know that Rosi, as they call her, can relate -- she used to be one of them.
Dennis Danziger | Posted 06.21.2009 | Politics
Our strike wasn't about us teachers asking for better health care or more money, we were going to protest Cortine's decision to hold back funds allotted for education.
Matt Petersen | Posted 03.08.2009 | Green
As the Congress deliberates the largest stimulus package in history, there is no single better investment that we can make than to help maximize the potential learning and productivity of our children.
Dennis Danziger | Posted 03.07.2009 | Living
Every day between 12:36 and 1:31, Tony's behavior ties up a good chunk of my class. There's his late entrance. His refusal to sit in his assigned seat. His refusal to read quietly.
LA Daily News | Posted 12.18.2009 | Los Angeles