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Archive - July 2008
Cruel Political Tricks
Yes, we know California is in the middle of a terrible budget crisis, and we know that Sacramento...
LAUSD’s Innovation Queen Jumps Ship to Charters – UPDATED
Okay now this is definitely what we call interesting. But before we get to the interesting part...
Unlocking the Story of Locke High School
Don’t miss Steve Lopez’s column today on the changes at Locke High School. This is...
Can the LA Times Book Review Be Saved?
With the scheduled July 27 demise of the Sunday LA Times Book Review looming ever closer, this past...
The LAPD Wants to Try “Soft” Discipline – UPDATED
UPDATE: Bratton got what he asked for. The police commission approved the new proposal that will...
School Desegregation: Is Class is the New Race?
Last June, 53 years after Brown v. the Board of Education, the Supreme Court declared that the...
It’s Sam Zell’s World: We Just Live Here
I opened my LA Times fearfully Sunday morning—which is not a relaxing way to approach...
LAUSD V. Charters: The World According to Julie K
Just after the new school drop out figures were released on Wednesday, the Daily News ran an Op Ed...
Deputy Chief Charlie Beck ….REDUX
In this morning’s LA Times, Joel Rubin reported what we reported a week ago, namely Deputy...