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LAUSD’s new fall semester begins in less than two weeks, and classes will be online.

Back to school: How LAUSD teachers are prepping

LAUSD’s new fall semester begins in less than two weeks, and classes will be online.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

A massive explosion in Beirut, Lebanon on Tuesday killed more than 100 people, injured thousands, and leveled an entire neighborhood.

Ammonium nitrate caused Beirut explosion, officials say. Is US safe against a similar blast?

A massive explosion in Beirut, Lebanon on Tuesday killed more than 100 people, injured thousands, and leveled an entire neighborhood.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Press Play wraps up its week-long series on education in the time of COVID-19. Today’s focus: How the virus is expanding the already wide education gap between the rich and poor.

Solutions for closing the learning gap

Press Play wraps up its week-long series on education in the time of COVID-19. Today’s focus: How the virus is expanding the already wide education gap between the rich and poor.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

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