Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce
Senior Vice President of Education and Workforce Development at the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce
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David Rattray
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FROM David Rattray
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Summer Jobs in a Recovering Economy It's time for young people to find summer jobs but, as we all know, recovery has been a long time coming. To provide some assistance, the LA Area Chamber of Commerce has established a program called Hire LA Youth . David Rattray is the Chamber's senior vice president of education and workforce development. We hear from him and from some of the city's young job seekers.
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The Rationing of Public Education LA's elected school board passed a preliminary worst-case budget last night with just one dissenting vote. Although the cuts were not as severe as expected, the $6 billion plan would still eliminate thousands of jobs, close all the adult schools and cut some after-school programs as well as music and art at elementary schools. Some 11,700 pink slips have already been sent out. There are other options. Superintendent John Deasy wants concessions from labor unions he says could keep some programs open. Three initiatives on the November, 2012 ballot all could further impact public education. They are: Tax for Education and Early Childhood Programs Tax to Fund Education, Preschools, and Child Care Tax to Benefit Public Schools, Social Services, Public Safety, and Road Maintenance
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Where's the Outrage? Governor Brown's failure to get tax-hike extensions on the June ballot has created an atmosphere of resignation about what's called an "all-cuts" budget. That would mean reductions of $26 billion across the board and, for LA Unified potential cuts of between $500 and $600 million. After years of cuts in bureaucracy and teacher lay-offs, what would that mean for the nation's second largest school district? John Deasy, who will take over as Superintendent later this month, has told the elected school board he'll accept a 17 percent reduction in salary from $300,000 to $275,000.
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