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How are students feeling about school starting soon?
The fall semester starts on August 18 for more than 600,000 students in LA’s public schools. Instructions will be entirely online, and teachers will keep attendance.
By Madeleine Brand • • 50m ListenThe fall semester starts on August 18 for more than 600,000 students in LA’s public schools. Instructions will be entirely online, and teachers will keep attendance. KCRW talks with Sydney Perry, who will soon start her junior year at Los Alamitos High, plus Brooke Ivy, a senior who already started classes at West Ranch High.
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4 storiesLA high school students on remote learning last year and expectations for this year
KCRW talks with Sydney Perry, who will soon start her junior year at Los Alamitos High, plus Brooke Ivy, a senior who already started classes at West Ranch High.
Read the story14 minWhat are retail companies doing with their unsold clothes during this pandemic?
Some companies are trying to sell their leftover clothes to employees (plus their friends and families), then send the items to recycling facilities. Some are burning their clothes.
Read the story10 minThe history of the Chateau Marmont, a historic hideaway for Hollywood’s elite
The owner of LA’s Chateau Marmont recently announced plans to turn it into a members-only property by the end of the year. It’s fallen on hard times since the pandemic took hold. In March, half of the hotel’s staff was let go with no severance pay.
Read the story11 min‘Project Power’ is original and scratches the summer blockbuster itch, critics say
Critics review “Sputnik,” a Russian-language film about a space explorer who returns to earth with an alien parasite inside him; “Boys State,” about an annual program where 1000 male Texas high school seniors gather to build a mock state…
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