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Los Angeles Schools Face an 'All-Cuts' Budget
Without the Governor's proposed tax-hike extensions, the LA School District may be in the hole by $500 million, requiring 7000 teachers to be laid off...
By Warren Olney • • 51m Listen"Where's the outrage?" asked former LA School Board member David Tokofsky of Los Angeles Times columnist Steve Lopez about the latest news for LA Unified. Without the Governor's proposed extension of tax hikes, the district may be in the hole by $500 million, requiring 7000 teachers to be laid off. Are major stakeholders just ringing their hands or trying to find alternatives? On our rebroadcast of To the Point, Libya, the UN and the role of NATO.
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2 storiesWhere's the Outrage?
Governor Brown's failure to get tax-hike extensions on the June ballot has created an atmosphere of resignation about what's called an "all-cuts" budget. That would mean reductions of $26 billion across the board and, for LA Unified potential cuts of between $500 and $600 million.
Read the story30 minLibya, the UN and the Role of NATO
After bitter criticism from Libya's rebel leaders, NATO has increased the pace of air attacks on Moammar Gadhafi's forces. NATO officials publicly claim a "clear mandate" to implement the UN Security resolution to use "all necessary measures" to protect Libyan civilians.
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