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California has always been a hotbed of education organizing and reform. Catch up on efforts to fund the arts in public schools, the impact of COVID on students, college financial aid, ethnic studies curriculums and more.

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How a Hyper-Gendered Age of Toys Affects our Children
Author Peggy Orenstein talks to Madeleine about the role of gender-specific toys in children's social development, and how companies are taking advantage or those separations.
Weekender: Black Friday Art Events, Community Gatherings and Lots More
Read the compiled list of art events taking place in Los Angeles during Thanksgiving weekend.
Do We Need Artists in Art Museums?
Asuka Hisa and Olga Koumoundouras discuss their collaboration on the Wall Works project entitled CART -- What Do We Need to Get By and How Do We Get There.
Can Schools Provide Arts Education on a Tight Budget?
In the face of budget cuts to arts education in the LAUSD, Abe Flores of Arts for L.A. argues that advocacy for arts education is advocacy for a complete 21st century education.
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Toward a Complete Education: LAUSD and Arts at the Core
LAUSD recently approved a resolution to establish the arts as part of the district's core curriculum. For advocates of arts education everywhere, this is a watershed moment.
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Prop 38 Defeated
Proposition 38, one of two measures on the ballot that would increase taxes to bolster funding for education, was defeated tonight, while the second measure, Proposition 30 trailed.
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Mapping L.A.'s Future at Frida Kahlo High School
Pencil drawing, markers, creative writing, and collage were some of the mediums that the students used to explore the theme -- Mapping the Metropolis.
Fixing auto shop for a 'car skeptical' generation
Does it make sense to teach teens how to tune up a car engine when their training might be made obsolete?
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Yes on 30, Yes on 38, For the Sake of the Children and Their Education
Neither measure is perfect, but let's not make the children pay for those mistakes.
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Hold Hands and Stick Together: the Next Educated Mind May Change Your Life
Something is seriously wrong when our most important asset -- the education system -- has to ask for money.
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Want To Learn More About California Energy? Try This Great Map Resource
Ever find yourself wanting to know where California's solar, wind, and other renewable energy facilities are? That just got a lot easier, thanks to the federal Energy Information Administration (EIA).
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The Color of Our Character: Our Discussion on Affirmative Action is Wrong
We are not over racism but we are eager to leave off addressing it via public policy of any kind.
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