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Could dental students provide care for incarcerated Minnesotans?
Read More: Could dental students provide care for incarcerated Minnesotans?Second-year law student Elayna Chambers became aware of the issues with prison dental care as she spoke over the phone with women incarcerated in Shakopee as part of her work at a University of St. Thomas Law clinic. Elayna Chambers Chambers recalled one woman telling her, “Don’t have anything wrong with your teeth (in prison).…
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Through a window, Pepperdine students watch Malibu fire engulf campus
Read More: Through a window, Pepperdine students watch Malibu fire engulf campusThe students huddling in Pepperdine University’s library watched through the windows as flames crested the Santa Monica Mountains. Some students prayed. Others called their parents as the wind blew embers across campus, setting palm trees on fire and drawing orange flames closer and closer to their building. A few wondered out loud, when they were…
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2 students stabbed at SoCal high school; one attacker was 14, source says
Read More: 2 students stabbed at SoCal high school; one attacker was 14, source saysTwo students were stabbed on campus Monday at Verdugo Hills High School in Tujunga. Both students were hospitalized with injuries that were not believed to be life-threatening, and a suspect was detained by police, according to a school district update. The stabbings took place at about 1:45 p.m., said Los Angeles Police Department Public Information…
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‘You don’t know what’s next.’ International students scramble ahead of Trump inauguration
Read More: ‘You don’t know what’s next.’ International students scramble ahead of Trump inaugurationAs an international student at USC who had not been home for a year, Kevin Lu was excited to return over winter break to see his parents in the Chinese city of Shenzhen. But with President-elect Donald Trump’s Jan. 20 inauguration approaching, he changed his mind, choosing to remain in Los Angeles. “It’s too risky,”…
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Students need more educational choices after high school
Read More: Students need more educational choices after high schoolCityscape | Twin Cities urban geographer Bill Lindeke weighs in on city life, transportation, planning and more in his column delivered to your inbox weekly. Public trust in higher education has reached a historic low. A major reason is that rising student debt is undermining the return on investment many students expect from a college…
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Feds will teach LAUSD students how to stay safe online
Read More: Feds will teach LAUSD students how to stay safe onlineIn an effort to fight the sexual exploitation of children, federal authorities will teach Los Angeles Unified School District students, staff and parents how to stay safe online. A memorandum of understanding between the nation’s second-largest school district, the U.S. Attorney’s Office and Homeland Security Investigations was announced Friday. HSI Los Angeles special agents, primarily…
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California’s most neglected special needs students are the gifted ones
Read More: California’s most neglected special needs students are the gifted onesSchools have generally been working hard to meet the special educational needs of an array of students — those with learning disabilities, those learning English, those with behavioral issues and those whose households struggle with poverty. But they have widely neglected one major group of students with special needs: the academically gifted. Many school districts…
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LAUSD vows to protect immigrant, LGBTQ+ students during Trump term
Read More: LAUSD vows to protect immigrant, LGBTQ+ students during Trump termThe Los Angeles school board united in defense of immigrants and the LGBTQ+ community Tuesday, affirming the school system as a sanctuary for these students and employees and calling for a new focus on politically informed civics education. In all, four resolutions were brought forward by L.A. Board of Education President Jackie Goldberg — and…
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Muslim students have been harassed at California colleges, survey says
Read More: Muslim students have been harassed at California colleges, survey saysNearly half of Muslim students surveyed at California colleges and universities say they have been targets of anti-Islamic harassment or discrimination in the last school year as pro-Palestinian protests erupted on campuses, a sharp increase from four years ago, the Council on American Islamic Relations said in a new report. The study, which surveyed hundreds…
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SoCal school counselor charged with molesting 8 elementary students
Read More: SoCal school counselor charged with molesting 8 elementary studentsA Los Angeles assistant principal was arrested Friday on suspicion of molesting eight young children while working at a Santa Paula elementary school several years ago, authorities said. David Lane Braff Jr., 42, of Thousand Oaks is accused of molesting eight students ages 6 to 10 in a school office at McKevett Elementary School, where…
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Blake Lively accuses director, co-star of “It Ends with Us” of sexual harassment, smear campaign
Actress Blake Lively accused “It Ends With Us” director and co-star Justin Baldoni of sexually harassing her and seeking to smear her reputation after she spoke out about a “hostile work environment” that nearly derailed the film. In a legal complaint filed this week, Lively alleges she raised concerns about inappropriate behavior by Baldoni, who…
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Sacramento deputies arrest man on suspicion of beheading baby son
A Sacramento County father has been arrested on suspicion of beheading his 1-year-old son, sheriff’s officials said. Andrey Demskiy, 28, was arrested and booked Friday on felony charges of murder, assault by means of force likely to produce great bodily injury, and corporal injury on a spouse in connection with the child’s death, according to…
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