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Trump administration terminates agreements to protect transgender students in several schools
3+ hour, 56+ min ago (170+ words) By ANNIE MA, AP Education Writer Under the Biden and Obama administrations, the department interpreted Title IX, which prohibits sex discrimination in education, to include protections for transgender and gay students. The Trump administration has penalized schools that have made…...
Torrance Unified holds 8th annual STEM Day at local airport
1+ week, 3+ day ago (152+ words) Local middle schoolers participated in Torrance Unified School District's eighth annual Airport STEM Day on Friday, March 27. The event brought students, educators and aviation professionals together for an "immersive learning experience" at the Torrance Airport. The event, hosted in partnership…...
Local youth set to make music in the South Coast Botanic Garden on Saturday
1+ week, 4+ day ago (331+ words) Harmonic tunes from local student musicians will float through the air this weekend, greeting visitors who are looking for an outdoor ambience to enjoy. "Music in the Garden," an event co-presented by the Peninsula Committee L.A. Philharmonic, will showcase a remarkable…...
NerdWallet book club: How to manage a parent’s money
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (672+ words) When Beth Pinsker's mother became too ill to manage her own finances, she and her brother stepped in to pay bills and monitor accounts on her behalf. As a financial journalist and certified financial planner (CFP), Pinsker figured she was…...
States sue Trump administration over changes to childhood vaccine recommendations
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (167+ words) The new vaccine recommendations ignore long-standing medical guidance and will make states have to spend more to protect against outbreaks, the states, including Arizona and California, said. "The health and safety of children across the country is not a political…...
New Mexico’s promise of free child care comes with a fiscal escape hatch
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (788+ words) By MORGAN LEE and SAVANNAH PETERS As parents across the nation grapple with crippling daycare bills that threaten to keep them at home and out of the workforce, political leaders from New York to San Francisco have been angling to…...
Alemeda embraces growth, chaos and ‘frontal lobe’ clarity on new EP
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (624+ words) For Alemeda, the chaos of the road doesn't feel like disruption. It feels familiar. Hollywood Bowl's summer shows include Foo Fighters with Gustavo Dudamel, more "I always say a lot of my music is just super representative of my growth…...
Theater/Arts: With ‘The Little Mermaid’ and more, Encore Theatre Group uses the stage to build community
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (1133+ words) The way Encore Theatre Group's executive producer, Sharona Krinsky, sees it, everything you need to know in life can be learned in the theater. Or, more specifically, in training for the theater. "It teaches you how to speak up, to…...
California’s expanded, free pre-K means some private day cares will close
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1622+ words) By Jeanne Kuang | CalMatters There were once so many children at Frisha Moore's Elk Grove preschool that families filled up the waitlist. Now, one of her playgrounds and two classrooms sit empty because one key group of kids has stopped…...
He left the US for an internship. Trump’s travel ban made it impossible to return
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (899+ words) The first time Patrick Thaw saw his University of Michigan friends together since sophomore year ended was bittersweet. They were starting a new semester in Ann Arbor, while he was FaceTiming in from Singapore, stranded half a world away. One…...