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New teacher training study decries California universities
A new front is opening in the education wars as a report released Tuesday derides California's teacher training schools as among the worst in a nation full of substandard programs. The study by a controversial Washington, D.C.-based policy group singles...
Tags: Washington, DC, Education, Teachers, School Examinations, High Schools
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Westwood Village wants to be cool again
For decades, Westwood Village was the heartbeat of Los Angeles nightlife while downtown languished in solitude. Westwood had the movie theaters, fancy restaurants and bustling street traffic, and downtown was known as a quiet and intimidating place to...
Tags: Starbucks Corp., Arts and Culture, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Education, Burger King
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La Caņada High School graduates enter the next phase
If anything can be said about La Caņada High School's graduating class of 2013, it's that they are utterly unafraid to let their light shine and, in doing so, make the world a brighter place. Graduates were a sight to behold Thursday evening as they...
Tags: Awards and Prizes, Colleges and Universities, Rutgers University, Education, Financial Aid
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Saving youths one scholarship at a time
Estancia High School senior Erik Cerros will be the third person in his family to go to college, following the lead of his two older sisters. He'll be the second of the siblings to get there with help from the Westside Costa Mesa nonprofit Save Our...Tags: Awards and Prizes, Colleges and Universities, Teaching and Learning, Education, Students
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Will Supreme Court's take on gene patents help Myriad?
While the Supreme Court’s decision to forbid patents on human genes knocked out Myriad Genetics' long-guarded patent on two genes linked to breast cancer, the Utah-based company’s stock still rose soon after the news broke. That bit of...
Tags: Myriad Genetics Incorporated, Chemical Industry, City of Hope, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Philosophy
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Imperial High's 107th senior class closes out graduation season
Staff WriterIMPERIAL — The senior class of Imperial High School closed out the Valley’s graduation season after nearly 200 seniors participated in the school’s 107th commencement ceremony at Shimamoto-Simpson Stadium here Friday night. Like high...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Teaching and Learning, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, U.S. Army, Students
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No surprise college coaches are targeting younger players
Perhaps you heard that Phil Mickelson flew home to California to see and hear his daughter Amanda speak at her eighth grade graduation, then flew back to Pennsylvania for the start of the U.S. Open, getting back at about 4 a.m. (Pennsylvania time) and...Tags: U.S. Congress, Phil Mickelson, Washington Redskins, UCLA Bruins, Judges
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Colleges step up efforts to protect football players
South Carolina star lineman Jadeveon Clowney's crushing hits on college football fields have had a massive impact. NFL scouts covet the Clowney's game-changing skills. Up-and-coming players love trying to emulate his blows that routinely land on ESPN'...
Tags: Arizona Wildcats, Education, Research, College Sports, Big Ten Conference
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Santa Monica College shooter had interest in assault weapons
This post has been corrected. See the note below for details.The man who killed five people in Santa Monica in a shooting rampage had shown an interest in assault weapons as early as 2006, according to a teacher at his old high school. A veteran English teacher at Olympic High, Santa Monica's alternative school...Tags: Michael Jackson, Teachers, Assault, AEG, Colleges and Universities
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Santa Monica shooting victim scavenged for cans, helped others
Margarita Gomez walked the Santa Monica College campus each morning and afternoon, collecting cans and other recyclables to help pay the bills. She didn’t have much money, but friends said she regularly saved some of the change she got for her...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, Firearms, Robert J. Lopez, Ronald Reagan
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Doctors: Supreme Court BRCA gene patent ruling benefits patients
When Dr. Wayne Grody heard that the Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Myriad Genetics could not patent two genes linked to breast cancer, the UCLA medical geneticist was minutes from giving a well-worn speech on the years-old case to a room full of...
Tags: Myriad Genetics Incorporated, Medical Procedures and Tests, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Medical Specialization, University of Oregon
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Supreme Court rejects gene patents
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled that human genes are a product of nature and cannot be patented and held for profit, a decision that medical experts said will lead to more genetic testing for cancers and other diseases and to lower costs for...Tags: Myriad Genetics Incorporated, Medical Procedures and Tests, Health and Medical Professionals, Ovarian Cancer, Angelina Jolie
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