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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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    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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