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What’s the Future of Digital Learning in LA?
There won't be an iPad for everyone after all, and School Board incumbents running for re-election are being asked to explain a massive debacle. But, in this economy, digital education is mandatory to take proficiency tests, apply for college admission—or qualify for a lot of blue-collar employment. Can LA Unified find the money to try again, and make teachers part of the planning?
By Warren Olney • • 32m ListenThere won't be an iPad for everyone after all, and School Board incumbents running for re-election are being asked to explain a massive debacle. But, in this economy, digital education is mandatory to take proficiency tests, apply for college admission—or qualify for a lot of blue-collar employment. Can LA Unified find the money to try again, and make teachers part of the planning?
Also, Antonio Villaraigosa won't run for the US Senate.
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2 storiesVillaraigosa Won't Run for Senate
Antonio Villaraigosa announced today that he would not enter the race for Barbara Boxer’s seat in the US Senate.
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John Deasy has resigned as Superintendent of LA Unified, and Interim successor Ramon Cortines says the District can't afford to continue Deasy's discredited program of iPads-for-Everybody. It's now the subject of a federal criminal investigation.
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