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Saturday, June 12, 2010

Founders of high scoring San Fernando Valley charter school charged with theft of $200,000 Education - latimes.com

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Cal State considers fee hike to counter state funding cuts


Fees for undergrads and business grad students would go up by 5%, and fees for doctoral education students would go up 10%. The plan would also eliminate the cap on nonresident tuition.

On USC campus, a will to fight on through the gloom


One staffer likens eliminating the possibility of the Trojans playing in a bowl game to Christmas without Santa Claus.

L.A. Unified fails to turn out its population base to pass parcel tax


In a district with nearly 618,000 students, Measure E could have swept to victory with about 204,000 yes votes from parents, employees and others. But with 53% of the vote, it went down to defeat.