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    Which Way, L.A.?

    The Internet and Education

    Almost every American student in K through 12 now has access to a computer. But public school districts are desperately short of money. What do they do in the Internet Age? They lay off librarians. Sara Scribner is one of several librarians who’ve received pink-slips in Pasadena.

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

    Almost every American student in K through 12 now has access to a computer. But public school districts are desperately short of money. What do they do in the Internet Age? They lay off librarians. Sara Scribner is one of several librarians who’ve received pink-slips in Pasadena. She says the real losers are students who need what she calls "Internet literacy." We hear from Scribner and others on whether the Internet is turning our kids into experts or idiots.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Darrell Satzman

      Producer

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      Frances Anderton

      architecture critic and author

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      Sara Scribner

      Librarian, Blair International Baccalaureate School

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      Jeff Jarvis

      City University of New York / BuzzMachine

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      Natasha Lipson

      Senior, New Roads High School

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    The Internet and Education; Legal Marijuana and Crime
    1. 0:00The Internet and EducationYou’re reading this
    2. 26:47California Voters to Decide Whether to Legalize Marijuana
    3. 44:30Getty Looks for a New Director
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