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    Which Way, L.A.?

    Private Sector Steps in to Save Our Schools

    After a school-funding measure barely failed to get the two-thirds required vote last month, the Santa Monica-Malibu School Board cut $7.1 million , eliminated 65 teaching jobs and closed libraries in elementary schools. This weekend, parents and kids set up a lemonade stand on Main Street as part of SOS — the Save Our Schools Campaign .

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

    After a school-funding measure barely failed to get the two-thirds required vote last month, the Santa Monica-Malibu School Board cut $7.1 million, eliminated 65 teaching jobs and closed libraries in elementary schools. This weekend, parents and kids set up a lemonade stand on Main Street as part of SOS — the Save Our Schools Campaign.

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    3. 26:35Kagan's Confirmation Hearings, Day One
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Frances Anderton

      architecture critic and author

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      Julia Flucht

      Producer, 'To the Point'

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      Katie Cooper

      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Linda Gross

      Executive Director, Santa Monica-Malibu Education Foundation

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      Tim Shaw

      President, Empower/Excel

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      Jack O'Connell

      California Department of Education

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    School Money and Gun Control
    1. 0:00Supreme Court Sides with Gun Advocates, Extends Rights Nationwide
    2. 6:19Private Sector Steps in to Save Our SchoolsYou’re reading this
    3. 26:35Kagan's Confirmation Hearings, Day One
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