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L.A. Unified candidates use Deasy as a platform springboard
Former Los Angeles schools Supt. John Deasy isn’t on the March ballot for the Board of Education, but he might as well be. Los Angeles Times

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iPad controversy looms large in LAUSD District 3 board race
As the city’s March 3 primary election draws near, Los Angeles Unified school board candidates are blasting incumbents for the controversial iPad program. KPCC

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One-parent students leave school earlier
One of the most alarming social trends in the past 40 years is the increasing educational disadvantage of children raised in low-income families. Education Next

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California task force urges reform of special education funding
Federal and state funding rates for special education would be equalized across California if draft recommendations from a task force are implemented. Ed Source

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Tab soars to connect rural schools to the Net
A plan to spend up to $2 million per student to connect a tiny rural school to the Internet and drew an incredulous review Wednesday. SI&A Cabinet Report

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Anaheim board rejects petition to turn Palm Lane into a charter
An Anaheim school board rejected a parent petition to take over a low-scoring campus and turn it into a charter school – the first such effort in Orange County. Orange County Register