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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

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South Central Teacher Says Bureaucracy Is The Problem

Comments (0) | 2013 L.A. Mayor, 2013 L.A. Mayoral election, California Politics, Education, high school, L.A. education, L.A. Mayor Garcetti, Los Angeles, mayor garcetti, salary, teachers

"Why bother?" Nichole Shop, a high school teacher, said about voting in the mayoral election. (Coca Xie/Neon Tommy)

Coca Xie
Contributor

No one ever asks the students what they need, Nichole Schop said.

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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.

 

CA School And Prison Funding Demand Review, Advocates Say

Comments (0) | attendance, California, California, Education, education advocacy, education spending, funding, Governor Brown, LAUSD, Los Angeles, prison population, prison spending, prisons, public education, spending, students, teachers, test scores, truancy

(School vs prison funding/Graphic by Jaclyn Wu, Neon Tommy)

Olivia Niland
Staff Reporter

The dilemma: to spend on prisons or to spend on 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.

 

Public Opinion Shifting On Using Tests Scores To Evaluate Teachers

Comments (2) | associated press, common core standards, evaluate teachers, Gallup Pole, Nation and World, poll, teachers, test scores, value added teaching

Hannah Madans
Deputy Editor

Many Americans now oppose using test scores to evaluate teachers.

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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.

 

Essay-Grading Software Can’t Replace Teachers

Comments (0) | aes, artificial intelligence, auto-grader, automated essay scoring, California, Education, edx, electronic grading, essay, essay grading, high school, online, Opinion, professors, school, software, teachers, writing

(jeffrey james pacres, Creative Commons)

Amanda Kantor
Contributor

Technology is not a good judge of a person’s abilities.

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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.

 

Teachers in Ohio and Texas Fill Up Spaces At Gun Training Classes

Comments (1) | Gun Control, National, NRA, Ohio, Sandy hook, teachers, texas

Danielle Tarasiuk
Executive Producer

Teachers in Ohio and Texas are flocking to gun training courses in response to the tragic December 14 massacre at Sandy Hook elementary school. 

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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.

 

Proposition 30 Passes By 8-Point Margin After Jerry Brown's Statewide Tour

Comments (0) | 2012 election, 2012 election results, ballot initiative, california propositions, cta, Gov. Jerry Brown, jerry brown, Molly Munger, Politically Correct, Politics, prop 30, prop 38, prop. 30, prop. 38, proposition 30, proposition 38, schools, tax increase, teachers

(Dawn Megli/Neon Tommy)

Matt Pressberg
Editor-at-Large

Proposition 30 passed with a suprising buffer.

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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.

 

Proposition 38 Fails

Comments (2) | 2012 election, 2012 election results, ballot initiative, California, california propositions, cta, Gov. Jerry Brown, jerry brown, Molly Munger, Politically Correct, prop 30, prop 38, proposition 30, proposition 38, schools, tax increase, teachers

(Dawn Megli/Neon Tommy)

Matt Pressberg
Editor-at-Large

Three in four voters rejected the measure.

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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.

 

Propositions 30 And 32 Leave California Unions Stretched Thin

Comments (33) | 2012 election, 2012 election california, budget deficit, California, california teachers association, Education, gov jerry brown, politics, polls, prop 30, prop 32, prop. 30, Prop. 32, proposition 30, proposition 32, proposition 38, teachers, unions

Both McLear and Wells discredited the notion that lack-of-funding was the reason for Proposition 30’s dismal numbers.

Aaron Liu
Assistant News Editor

Have unions neglected Brown's proposal? Or are other factors to blame?

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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.

 

Jerry Brown Says He'll Ensure Prop 30 Money Goes For Education

Comments (0) | animo leader charter school, Antonio Villaraigosa, California, California, civic leaders, Democrats, gov jerry brown, graduate student research, jerry brown, Los Angeles, Los Angeles and Region, Mayor Villaraigosa, Politics, prop 30, prop 38, proposition 30, proposition 38, teachers

Xueqiao Ma
Staff Reporter

Governor Jerry Brown swoops into L.A. for another Prop. 30 rally.

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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.

 

Final Presidential Debate Ends On China And America’s Threats

Comments (0) | 2012 election, America, America's greatest threat, China, currency manipulator, Debate, debate 2012, Debate 2012 Coverage, debate coverage, Debates, Election 2012, final debate, final segment, Iran, national security, Obama, Politics, Romney, rules, sending jobs to China, teachers, terrorists, third presidential debate

Governor Romney and President Obama during the final Presidential debate. (Neon Tommy)

Max Schwartz
Staff Reporter

The candidates go beyond the question in the final segment of the final debate.

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