Angel Zobel Rodriguez

Parent, Van Gogh Elementary School

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Mother of a student at Van Gogh Elementary School in Granada Hills, she is a school activist and member of Van Gogh's School Site Council

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LA Unified has sent pink slips to thousands of teachers. Individual schools will receive a total of $270 million in federal stimulus money to buy back jobs as they see fit.

All Things Not Created Equal in Teacher Layoffs

LA Unified has sent pink slips to thousands of teachers. Individual schools will receive a total of $270 million in federal stimulus money to buy back jobs as they see fit.

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