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LADN: Galatzan, Rodriguez, Vladovic for L.A. school board
LAUSD’s leadership is having a rough decade. So it’s no surprise that all of the school board’s veteran members up for re-election on March 3 face multiple challengers. Los Angeles Daily News

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Compton principal on leave; students allege ‘uncomfortable’ searches
A Compton principal has been placed on leave after allegations that he searched students in an inappropriate way. Los Angeles Times

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Policy kicking out students with low grades comes under scrutiny
Students had to submit satisfactory scores from California standardized English and math tests and, to stay in, maintain a 2.0 grade point average. KPCC

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Avoiding the ‘recipe for disaster’ in ed tech plans
Every school in the Miami-Dade County Public School system – nearly 400 buildings – is wired with Wi-Fi. The Hechinger Report

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U.S. high school graduation rate reaches high of 81 percent
The U.S. high school graduation rate reached a new high of 81 percent for the 2012–2013 school year. The Huffington Post

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Commentary: Troubled school districts need more than prizes
My association with the Broad Prize comes from working as the “project journalist” for the 2009 prize. Los Angeles Times