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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

Brentwood Resident Urges Against Unions

Comments (7) | Brentwood, Eric Garcetti, interview, la city council, la unified, LAUSD, mayor garcetti, Politics, Public schools, schools, unions, Wendy Gruel, workers unions

Mark Keckeisen. Architect/Real Estate Developer

Giulia Sagramoso
Staff Reporter

Mark Keckeisen gives his opinion about L.A.'s new mayor. 

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

USDA Mandates Smarter Snacks For Schools

Comments (0) | Health, Health, limited calories, nutrition, nutrition standards, Public schools, snack bars, snack regulations, U.S. Department of Agriculture, vending machines

School Vending Machine, Zoovroo via Creative Commons

Jennifer Joh
Staff Reporter

Public schools have one year to start selling healthier snacks.

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Buzz

Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

How Obama's Inaugural Speech Resonates With California

Comments (0) | Barack Obama, California, California, california education, Education, gay marriage, gay rights, illegal immigration, immigration, immigration rights, inaugural address, inner-city youth, prop 8, Proposition 8, Public schools, same-sex marriage legal

Yifan Zhu
Staff Reporter

California is on the cusp of several cultural changes.

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Buzz

Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

Jamba Juice's JambaGo Machines Pour Into School Cafeterias

Comments (1) | 7-eleven, California, carrie sams, Crane R-III School District, emeryville, Florida, Food, fruit drinks, healthy meals, jamba go, Jamba Juice, jambago, janice duis, Ken Llewellyn, mcdonalds, Michelle Obama, missouri, Public schools, school breakfasts, school lunches, smoothies, starbucks, usda, Virginia

Paresh Dave
Executive Director

The company's hopes JambaGo is a gamechanger for reducing obesity rates.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

Prop 30 Vs Prop 38 Divides Parents At Molly Munger's Old High School

Comments (0) | Barack Obama, California, california governor, california propositions, democratic party, Democrats, Education, election day, gov jerry brown, jerry brown, John Muir High School, Los Angeles, Molly Munger, Pasadena, prop 30, prop 38, proposition 30, proposition 38, Public schools, sacramento

Students from John Muir High School hang out outside after schools ends in the afternoon. (Gracie Zheng/Neon Tommy)

Gracie Zheng
Senior Staff Reporter

 

Parents whose children go to public schools have different takes on Prop. 30 vs Prop. 38.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

Gov. Jerry Brown Launches Final Push For Prop. 30 Before Election Day

Comments (0) | Accelerated School, Budget Cut, California, California, california governor, California state controller, Deasy, Education, election day, gov. brown, Gov. Jerry Brown, jerry brown, john chiang, john deasy, LAUSD, Local 99, No on 32, Nov. 6, prop. 30, Prop. 32, proposition 30, proposition 32, Public schools, school district, seiu, SEIU Local 99, state controller, Yes on 30

Gov. Jerry Brown Final Push for Prop. 30 (Gracie Zheng/Neon Tommy)

Gracie Zheng
Senior Staff Reporter

SLIDESHOW: Gov. Jerry Brown's Final Campaign for Prop. 30.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

Prop 30 And Prop 38: Dueling Plans To Save California's Schools

Comments (5) | cal state, California, california propositions, California State PTA, California State University, Education, jerry brown, Molly Munger, prop 30, prop 38, proposition 30, proposition 38, Public schools, sacramento

Matt Pressberg
Staff Columnist

Offering up different solutions to plug the gaping hole in public education.

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Buzz

Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

Public School Rally Brings Out Mayor, Thousands Of Parents

Comments (0) | la coliseum, LAUSD, LAUSD school board president, Los Angeles, Mayor Villaraigosa, monica garcia, Public schools, villaraigosa

Thousands of people rallied at LA Coliseum for better public schools (Photo by Shako Liu).

Shako Liu
Staff Reporter

The rally drew 5,000 people from more than 100 schools

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Buzz

Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

AB-401 Bill Imposes Cap On Charter Schools

Comments (0) | AB-401 bill, California, cap on charter schools, charter school struggles, charter schools, Education, enrollment requirements, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Opinion, Public schools, Tom Ammiano, transportation costs

Sarah Ayad
Staff Writer

A new proposal calls the future of charters into question.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

Most Californians Concerned About Education, Favor Higher Income Tax On Wealthy

Comments (0) | approval ratings, brown budget, California, California, california deficit, governor jerry brown, jerry brown budget, k-12 education, ppic, Public schools, tax hike

Jenny Chen
Associate News Editor

California parents are not satisfied with K-12 education and Brown's proposed solutions. 

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