Which Way, L.A.?
Budget Crisis Threatens the University of California
Will LA Teachers make salary concessions to save jobs? Is the University of California backing away from its primary mission? Why has Governor Schwarzenegger replaced the state nursing board? On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point, China's preparing to celebrate 60 years of “harmony,” but first the Tibetans, now the Uighurs, are challenging the authority of the central government.
By Warren Olney • • 56m ListenLA Teachers may have agreed to take less money in order to save jobs. Professors at the University of California say proposed budget cuts favor of private interests at the expense of the public mission. Plus, another official resigns from the state Nursing Board. On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point, China's preparing to celebrate 60 years of “harmony,” but first the Tibetans, now the Uighurs, are challenging the authority of the central government. Can 56 very different cultural and linguistic groups continue to get along?
Banner image: UC President Mark Yudof announces University of California furlough/salary reduction proposal
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4 storiesIs China Really a Melting Pot?
Last week, Prime Minister Hu Jintao rushed home from the G-8 summit to deal with massive unrest and deadly violence in what's called the Shin-jung Uighur Autonomous Region in China's far west. For the first time, the government announced that paramilitary police opened fire, killing two Uighurs and injuring a third.
Read the story1 minLA Teacher Layoffs May Be Reversed
The Los Angeles Unified School District laid off more than 2000 teachers on the first of this month. Now it appears their jobs may be saved. But, because it's taken so long for a deal to be made, it may be too late for some who've found other employment. Howard Blume covers education for the LA Times.
Read the story7 minBudget Crisis Threatens the University of California
The University of California is considered America's leading public institution of higher learning, but cutbacks in state funding may put that that status at risk.
Read the story12 minSudden Overhaul of the State Nursing Board
On Sunday, the nonprofit news service ProPublica published a scathing report on the state Board of Registered Nursing in cooperation with the Los Angeles Times. Yesterday, Governor Schwarzenegger fired three of six sitting board members , and another had already resigned. Today, the executive director stepped down.
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