By Rong-Gong Lin II, Los Angeles TimesThe incoming trustees include leaders of universities, hospitals and an endowment. The action is a bid to rescue the South L.A. area medical school, founded after the Watts riots, from lenders.
By Jason Song, Los Angeles TimesThe suit alleges that more than 30 districts require students and their families to pay for books and other basic supplies that are supposed to be provided at no cost.
By Larry Gordon, Los Angeles TimesUnreliable financing by the state hurts its ability to compete, the business program says.