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    Which Way, L.A.?

    Los Angeles Schools Get Their Test Scores

    Test scores are in for LA Unified , Green Dot charter schools and Mayor Villaraigosa's Partnership for Los Angeles schools. They all show some improvement, but there's no change at all in the gaps between Asians and whites, who score fairly high, and  blacks and Latinos, who are far behind.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Test scores are in for LA Unified, Green Dot charter schools and Mayor Villaraigosa's Partnership for Los Angeles schools. They all show some improvement, but there's no change at all in the gaps between Asians and whites, who score fairly high, and blacks and Latinos, who are far behind.

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    Prop 8 Goes to Federal Court; LA Schools Get Their Test Scores
    1. 0:00The Dream of Homeownership Becomes a Nightmare
    2. 25:28Federal Trial over Prop 8 to Begin in January
    3. 31:22Los Angeles Schools Get Their Test ScoresYou’re reading this
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