Los Angeles Unified School District
Coordinator with the Office of Human Relations, Diversity & Equity at the Los Angeles Unified School District
PROFILE
Judy Chiasson
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FROM Judy Chiasson
Which Way, L.A.?
What Is Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender History? In July, Governor Brown signed a bill making California the first state in the nation to require lessons about the contributions of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in public schools. Republicans who opposed the bill called it well intentioned but ill conceived. For better or worse, school districts are wrestling with how it should be implemented.
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The Trump agenda: where's the beef? President Trump says big things are happening. After celebrating a House bill on health care, he doesn’t yet have Senate agreement. With James Comey’s public testimony scheduled tomorrow, the President today tweeted his selection of a new FBI Director. Is the Chief Executive all style and no substance? Later, terror attacks in Iran and conflicting claims about who’s behind them.
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