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4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 8-10-14

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Summer School: TEENS TRADE CLASSES FOR FACTORY JOBS
Unable to Find Skilled Workers, Southwire Creates Training Program for High Schoolers By Jonathan House, The Wall Street Journal |  http://on.wsj.com/1ykPAtd Updated Aug. 10, 2014 5:29 p.m. ET  |  CARROLLTON, Ga. :: Breonna Daniel, a onetime high-school dropout, was smoking pot and "hanging out with the wrong crowd" last year without a hint of concern for her future. < Inside


CLASS CUTBACKS AT WALTER REED MIDDLE SCHOOL RILE PARENTS + smf’s 2¢
By Thomas Himes, Los Angeles Daily News | http://bit.ly/1pJXFpv Walter Reed Middle School will open on Tuesday with students attending six periods instead of seven, and some parents are unhappy about the change. Andy Holzman Staff Photographer   Posted: 08/09/14, 6:48 PM PDT  ::  As leaders of the teachers union push Los Angeles Unified for more control over the number of classes




4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 8-9-14
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit:4LAKIDS - SOME OF THE NEWS THAT DOESN'T FIT  Musical training offsets some academic achievement gapsLearning to play a musical instrument or to sing can help disadvantaged children strengthen their reading and language skills, according to research presented at the American Psychological Association's 122nd Annual Convention.The findings, which involved