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Ghettoside, Marlborough Sex Offense Case, and Questioning D.A.R.E.
A former teacher at the prestigious Marlborough School for girls has been charged with four felony sex crimes. We discuss the backstory. And 260 people were murdered in the city of Los Angeles last year. Nearly half of the victims were black.
By Madeleine Brand • • 51m ListenA former teacher at the prestigious Marlborough School for girls has been charged with four felony sex crimes. We discuss the backstory. Then, 260 people were murdered in the city of Los Angeles last year. Nearly half of the victims were black, despite the fact that blacks make up only eight percent of L.A.’s population. We talk with the author of Ghettoside. Plus, a non-profit group is suing California school districts for not giving students the amount of P.E. that the law requires. And some states are giving students foreign language credits if they take a computer coding class. Surprisingly, pro-coding education groups are against this policy. And we hear why D.A.R.E. and other in-school anti-drug programs are questionable.
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5 storiesSex Crimes Charges for Marlborough Teacher
A former teacher and head of the English department at the prestigious Marlborough School for girls has been charged with four felony sex crimes. Many former Marlborough students have come forward to describe inappropriate relationships with him.
Read the story11 minGhettoside
Two hundred and sixty people were murdered in the city of Los Angeles last year. Nearly half of the victims were black, despite the fact that blacks make up only eight percent of L.A.’s population. South Los Angeles is ground zero for the epidemic of black murder in L.A.
Read the story14 minP.E. Lawsuit Settlement
Elementary school children in California are required to have 200 minutes of physical education every 10 days, or roughly 20 minutes a day. But in these days of budget cuts and test prep, P.E. is often seen as an unaffordable extra -- something that gets squeezed out. A non-profit group is now suing school districts across the state.
Read the story8 minCoding in Schools: Should It Replace a Language Requirement?
Legislation is pending in Kentucky that would let high schoolers get foreign language credit for learning to program computers. New Mexico is considering similar legislation. It’s already law in Texas. The idea is that learning to code will help students prepare for the jobs of the future.
Read the story6 minD.A.R.E. and Other In-School Drug Programs
Most states require some sort of drug-prevention program to be taught to kids. Here in L.A., it’s a program called Too Good For Drugs. But one of the biggest drug-prevention programs in the country is D.A.R.E. an acronym for Drug Abuse Resistance Education.
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