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Which Way, L.A.?

Inland Empire, California's New Frontier

Hosted by Warren Olney Mar. 28, 2007
The California Dream is in for severe testing as the population moves inland, along with smog and congestion.  On Reporter's Notebook, test scores at a new low for the LAUSD, as Governor Schwarzenegger plans a year of education reform.

The California Dream is in for severe testing as the population moves inland, along with smog and congestion.  On Reporter's Notebook, test scores at a new low for the LAUSD, as Governor Schwarzenegger plans a year of education reform.

From this Episode:

LAUSD Test Scores at New Low, Governor Taps New Education Secretary

In the latest Academic Performance Index , the statewide average rose by 13 points for high school students. In LA Unified , the average dropped by 20 points....

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Is Inland California the Key to the Future?

What used to be California's backwaters are outpacing LA and the San Francisco Bay Area. The Sacramento and San Joaquin Valleys and the Inland Empire are the fastest...

12 min

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Host:

Warren Olney

Producers:

Vanessa Romo, Katie Cooper

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