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LAUSD postpones decision on cutting adult education	2/14/2012 10:19 PM
Averting what some feared would be a "Valentine's Day massacre," the Los Angeles Unified board decided Tuesday to delay making crippling cuts to adult education and arts and preschool programs in the hope of finding money to fund them.
LAUSD set to cut after-school programs	2/13/2012 10:48 PM
Free after-school programs that provide academic and cultural enrichment for thousands of LAUSD students - and day-care options for their parents - would be scaled back or eliminated under a money-saving plan set for a vote today by the school board.
Parras Middle School students win 1st and 2nd place in arts contest	2/13/2012 12:48 AM
REDONDO BEACH - Two eighth-graders from Parras Middle School in Redondo Beach took first and second place in an arts contest about diversity whose entrants came from throughout Southern California.
Science academy in Torrance will offer lab experiences to K-12 students	2/13/2012 12:45 AM
TORRANCE - A new science academy offering hands-on learning opportunities for students in kindergarten through 12th grade has opened in Torrance.
Adult education on LAUSD chopping block	2/12/2012 1:54 PM
At nearly three dozen adult education and occupational centers operated by the Los Angeles Unified School District, nearly 300,000 students are enrolled in low-cost programs designed to help them better their lives.
West High wins 4th straight Los Angeles County Academic Decathlon	2/9/2012 10:32 PM
West High School in Torrance continued its winning streak in this year's annual Los Angeles County Academic Decathlon, taking the title for the fourth time in as many years - and the seventh title in eight years, according to results released Thursday.
Obama releases 10 states from No Child Left Behind requirements	2/9/2012 6:31 PM
In a sign of what's to come, President Barack Obama on Thursday freed 10 states from some of the landmark No Child Left Behind law's toughest requirements.
School abuse charges prompt awkward talks for parents	2/9/2012 8:40 AM
LOS ANGELES - Sinister allegations of abuse by at least two teachers in a Los Angeles school have forced awkward discussions as parents warn youngsters that people they trust - pastors, teachers, even relatives - might do things that could hurt them.
Wiseburn school district begins lengthy separation process from Centinela Valley	2/8/2012 9:43 PM
After more than a decade of being stuck in what has resembled a bad marriage, the Wiseburn elementary school district serving part of Hawthorne and the wider Centinela Valley high school in which it sits are crafting the equivalent of an amicable divorce.
Lawsuits filed against Miramonte teachers suspected of molestations	2/8/2012 9:03 AM
LOS ANGELES - Lawsuits were filed Tuesday against the Los Angeles Unified School District on behalf of three female Miramonte Elementary School students who allege they were victims of lewd acts by two former teachers. \| PHOTO GALLERY

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