The Obama administration plans to send a wide-ranging overhaul of the No Child Left Behind education law to Congress on Monday, arguing that the current legislation has pushed schools to lower their standards to meet federal requirements. Read more »
Agents from the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office of Public Integrity raided the Lynwood Unified School District’s headquarters Thursday.
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For most of this school year, Sharail Reed has dreaded going to her third-period history class. In a very real sense the class hasn’t had a teacher all year. Instead, a parade of no fewer than 10 substitute...
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African-American voters are dissatisfied with the performance of California’s government and give the state a failing grade, according to a Field Poll released earlier this month.
Only about 29 percent...
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Just days before the Oscars, Essence magazine celebrated the best of Hollywood at its second annual Essence Black Women in Hollywood
Luncheon at the Beverly Hills Hotel.
The event honored four of... Read more »
Best supporting actress winner Mo'Nique, who paid tribute in her onstage acceptance speech to the first black performer to win an Oscar, said backstage that her attire was also chosen in tribute to Hattie McDaniel. Read more »
Not that they probably had much to worry about, but Washington took all the decisions out of the hands of the NCAA Tournament seeding committee by taking care of business Saturday at Staples Center in the Pac-10 men’s basketball championship game. Read more »
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