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LA Teachers Boycott, Angelina Jolie and Women's Health, and Summer Books
We start today with a look at the impasse between Los Angeles teachers and the school district over salaries and class sizes. Teachers are planning to boycott faculty meetings this afternoon, but the superintendent says that’s illegal. Could the dispute escalate to a full-on strike?
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4 storiesLA Teachers and School District At Impasse
Later today, some teachers in the Los Angeles Unified School District plan to boycott faculty meetings and rally at schools across the district. They’re pushing for salary increases and smaller class sizes, among other things. Meanwhile, LAUSD superintendent Ramon Cortines has warned that boycotting faculty meetings violates state law.
Read the story15 minAngelina Jolie and Women’s Cancer Decisions
It was quite a shock two years ago when actress Angelina Jolie announced she’d undergone a double mastectomy. Jolie revealed she was a carrier of a gene, BRCA1, which she said gave her an 87 percent chance of getting breast cancer.
Read the story12 minSpring and Summer Books
Some of the biggest names in literature are dropping new releases in the coming months: Toni Morrison, Milan Kundera and even Harper Lee with a prequel to “To Kill a Mockingbird.” But, there are some pretty amazing opening acts you should check out as well.
Read the story13 minA New Record Release Day
It’s Tuesday, and for as long as anyone can remember, this is the day all the big new albums dropped here in the U.S. But not anymore. The record industry has decided that Friday is the new day for new music everywhere in the world. Why? Two reasons: Beyonce and piracy.
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