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Friday, November 20, 2009

BRIEFLY: Education Headlines from L.A. Now

  • UCLA students end a day of protest over fee hikes 11/19/2009, 8:14 p.m.
  • Castaic finally closing in on getting its own high school 11/19/2009, 3:34 p.m.
  • Inglewood school board member charged with embezzlement 11/19/2009, 2:47 p.m.
  • UC regents approve fee hike amid loud student protests [Updated] 11/19/2009, 1:06 p.m.
  • Hundreds rally at UCLA to protest expected 32% increase in student fees 11/19/2009, 10:41 a.m.
  • L.A. charter schools win Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation grant 11/19/2009, 10:15 a.m.
  • Veteran substitute teachers win back seniority rights in L.A. Unified 11/19/2009, 8:41 a.m.
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