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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    School Testing in L.A.

    How is this school testing mania playing out here in California, and in Los Angeles?

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    By Madeleine Brand • Oct 26, 2015 • 1 min read

    How is this school testing mania playing out here in California, and in Los Angeles?

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    Women in Hollywood Boardrooms, and J.G. Ballard's Punk Rock Influence
    1. 0:00Obama Aims to Reduce Testing Time for Students
    2. 9:18School Testing in L.A.You’re reading this
    3. 18:26TV Roundup: 'Empire' Introduces A New Character
    4. 27:48Women in the Hollywood Boardroom
    5. 38:03J.G. Ballard's Punk Influence
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Matt Holzman

      Producer, 'The Document'

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      Anna Scott

      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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      Jolie Myers

      Managing Producer, 'Press Play'

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      John Rogers

      Professor of Education at UCLA, director of the Institute for Democracy, Education, and Access

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    The full episode

    2 of 5
    Women in Hollywood Boardrooms, and J.G. Ballard's Punk Rock Influence
    1. 0:00Obama Aims to Reduce Testing Time for Students
    2. 9:18School Testing in L.A.You’re reading this
    3. 18:26TV Roundup: 'Empire' Introduces A New Character
    4. 27:48Women in the Hollywood Boardroom
    5. 38:03J.G. Ballard's Punk Influence
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