and Letters to the Editor: Technology can't replace teachers, and coronavirus closures prove it By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sun, 5 Apr 2020 06:00:38 -0400 Coronavirus closures are giving school districts an opportunity to evaluate their online learning efforts and how important teachers are to those programs. Full Article
and Launching online learning at L.A. schools during coronavirus is 'akin to landing on the moon' By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 6 Apr 2020 14:28:27 -0400 L.A. school chief says district is moving fast to set everything up and racing to find unconnected students. The number drops substantially in a week. Full Article
and A theater critic's letter to his students, past, present and future By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 7 Apr 2020 10:00:43 -0400 Don't let the coronavirus outbreak obscure the lessons of theater, the connection to great thinkers, the inspiration that comes from the art of creation. Full Article
and Coronavirus steals graduation ceremonies from high school seniors and their families By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 10 Apr 2020 09:00:39 -0400 This week California's top education official said what many had anticipated: Don't expect traditional high school graduation ceremonies for the class of 2020. Full Article
and L.A. school district confronts $200 million in coronavirus costs and a grim budget future By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 20 Apr 2020 08:00:43 -0400 The Los Angeles school district racks up $200 million in emergency coronavirus costs, from meal programs to computers, and the budget outlook is uncertain at best. Full Article
and One in 5 California students lack computers and Wi-Fi. Can the digital divide be closed? By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 20 Apr 2020 17:25:24 -0400 California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday announced donations and other efforts to provide computers and broadband to students during the coronavirus pandemic, while saying "we continue to need to do much, much more." Full Article
and UC experts offer new ammunition against the SAT and ACT as an admissions requirement By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 12:00:07 -0400 Three University of California admissions experts slammed a faculty recommendation to keep the SAT and ACT for at least five years, giving ammunition to critics of the controversial exams who want to drop their requirement for admissions. Full Article
and Donald Kennedy, former Stanford president and FDA chief, dies of COVID-19 By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 19:47:59 -0400 The former Stanford University president emphasized undergraduate teaching, led a $1-billion capital campaign and earned a reputation as "the students' president." Full Article
and Inside teachers' never-ending crisis shifts: 'You just keep going all day and all night' By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 24 Apr 2020 06:00:07 -0400 Handing out food, hunting down students, organizing distance learning. This is one day in the life of an Inglewood teacher during the coronavirus crisis. Full Article
and Trump and Mnuchin pressure well-heeled private schools to return federal loans By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 1 May 2020 15:30:13 -0400 President Trump and Treasury Secretary Mnuchin say elite private schools with significant endowments shouldn't get Paycheck Protection Program loans. Full Article
and USC students sue for tuition and dining refunds amid coronavirus disruption By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 5 May 2020 21:13:52 -0400 A lawsuit announced Tuesday seeks refunds for students who, as a result of the coronavirus closures, lost out on in-person instruction, housing, meals and other elements of campus life and were not paid back tuition and fees. Full Article
and Column: Trump, Don McGahn and DOJ stonewalled Congress. Look for the courts to set them right By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 16:29:39 -0400 The 'en banc' D.C. Circuit Court will determine whether a congressional subpoena can be enforced by the courts. Full Article
and Editorial: The only heartbreak hotels during the pandemic are the ones that won't let homeless people in By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 08:00:15 -0400 Hotels need to take in homeless people if they don't want the coronavirus to spread. Full Article
and Editorial: Tara Reade's allegation that Joe Biden assaulted her demands an independent investigation By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 18:43:32 -0400 Accusations of sexual impropriety by powerful men should be taken seriously. Full Article
and Editorial: Food and grocery workers are essential. They should have 'essential' pay and protection too By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 1 May 2020 06:00:45 -0400 Despite their "essential" status during the coronavirus lockdown, frontline retail and delivery workers are among the least paid and least protected. Full Article
and Op-Ed: Before the pandemic struck, I was set to perform with my string quartet in a church's crypt By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sat, 2 May 2020 06:00:44 -0400 For almost a year, my chamber group worked on a piece meant to be performed in complete darkness. When the coronavirus put our plans on hold, our mentor told us we would keep growing even though the world would never be the same. Full Article
and Editorial: Widespread coronavirus testing won't help end the pandemic if it's inaccurate By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sun, 3 May 2020 06:00:24 -0400 Some antibody tests for COVID-19 have unacceptably high rates of false positives. Full Article
and Op-Ed: What earthquakes can teach us about the coronavirus pandemic By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sun, 3 May 2020 06:00:33 -0400 Big Ones deliver big lessons: Our best protection in disastrous times is community. Full Article
and Op-Ed: My small medical practice was struggling. And then the coronavirus pandemic hit By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sun, 3 May 2020 06:05:18 -0400 The coronavirus pandemic might be a tipping point for small medical practices, which have had trouble staying afloat. Full Article
and Op-Ed: Everything wrong with our food system has been made worse by the pandemic By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 4 May 2020 06:00:48 -0400 Trump's executive order to keep meat processing plants open, despite coronavirus risks to workers, is utterly consistent with the federal law's long-standing disregard for food worker safety. Full Article
and Op-Ed: How film and television production can safely resume in a COVID-19 world By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 4 May 2020 06:00:51 -0400 At Netflix, we've resumed production in some countries. And we're learning what safety will look like post-pandemic Full Article
and Clarence Thomas speaks and other notable events from the Supreme Court 'tele-arguments' By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 4 May 2020 14:22:55 -0400 The court should livestream arguments even after the coronavirus crisis ends. Full Article
and Editorial: Don't use coronavirus as an excuse to lower California's medical care standards By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 4 May 2020 16:07:51 -0400 Several medical trade groups are asking California Gov. Gavin Newsom for extraordinary immunity for their triage decisions. Full Article
and Column: The White House plays dumb on the pandemic's China connection By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 5 May 2020 06:00:56 -0400 Anger at Xi Jinping's government over the coronavirus crisis is warranted, but treating a nuclear and economic superpower as an existential enemy to satisfy domestic political needs isn't the smart way to go. Full Article
and Column: Is it time for Drs. Fauci and Birx to quit on principle? By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 6 May 2020 06:10:17 -0400 Fauci and Birx could storm out and publicly speak their minds, but then they'd lose any influence they have on President Trump. Full Article
and Reading poetry under lockdown is easier than baking sourdough. And it won't make you fat By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 11:41:27 -0400 If you're looking to stay entertained during coronavirus lockdown, reading poetry is a whole lot easier than baking bread. Full Article
and Bridgegate is still a scandal for the ages, even if it wasn't a federal crime By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 17:04:12 -0400 The 2013 scheme by associates of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie to close traffic lanes to punish a political opponent remains a scandal for the ages. Full Article
and Granderson: Why did Michael Jordan never use his giant megaphone? White America didn't want to hear it By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 16:38:41 -0400 Jordan could win the adoration of white America, but only as long as he didn't talk about what it meant to be black in America. Full Article
and Quarantine must-watch of the day: Marin Ireland in the immigrant tale 'Ironbound' By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 9 Apr 2020 09:30:35 -0400 During a pandemic that puts class divisions into sharper focus, this acclaimed "Ironbound" gets a benefit reading by its original New York cast. Full Article
and An ICU nurse sketches the heroes and fighters inside a coronavirus isolation ward By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 9 Apr 2020 15:17:18 -0400 In his off time, medical ICU nurse Oh Young-jun sketches scenes from his job within a coronavirus isolation ward in South Korea. Full Article
and Adlon, Menzel and Porter: 'Saturday Night Seder' is the weekend quarantine must-watch By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sat, 11 Apr 2020 09:30:58 -0400 Pamela Adlon, Idina Menzel, Billy Porter, Mayim Bialik, Rachel Brosnahan, Andy Cohen, Darren Criss and Judith Light take part in "Saturday Night Seder." Full Article
and Appreciation: A farewell to theater leader Diane Rodriguez, with love and tears, from Luis Valdez By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sat, 11 Apr 2020 14:20:27 -0400 A remembrance of theater actor-writer-director Diane Rodriguez from a fellow El Teatro Campesino family member, 'Zoot Suit' playwright Luis Valdez. Full Article
and Andrea Bocelli livestreams coronavirus message of 'Hope' from Italy for Easter By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sun, 12 Apr 2020 18:45:35 -0400 Italian singer Andrea Bocelli celebrated Easter Sunday by livestreaming on Youtube a solo performance from Milan's main cathedral, the Duomo di Milano. Full Article
and 'Riverdale' nails the look of a landmark queer musical — but softens its politics By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 15 Apr 2020 21:00:03 -0400 "Riverdale" captures the aesthetic of John Cameron Mitchell's "Hedwig and the Angry Inch." Whether the musical's queer politics are intact is another matter. Full Article
and Broad museum lays off 130 in visitor services and retail because of coronavirus By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 21 Apr 2020 08:15:39 -0400 Laid-off Broad museum staffers, most of them part-time, will remain on payroll through Friday; the curatorial team will remain in place. Full Article
and Commentary: Past pandemics changed the design of cities. Six ways COVID-19 could do the same By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 08:00:57 -0400 Hospitals built in two weeks. Freeways with few cars. Which innovations and changes could, or should, stick with us in a post-coronavirus world? Full Article
and Commentary: Napoleon has it all over Trump when it comes to spinning plague propaganda By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 10:00:43 -0400 Painter Antoine-Jean Gros made the French general into a military hero, turning troublesome truth into feel-good fiction. Full Article
and Laugh with Groundlings alums Will Forte and Cheryl Hines: Your quarantine must-watch By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 24 Apr 2020 09:30:03 -0400 The Groundlings' anniversary show in Hollywood is good for some cheap laughs — just $5 to view. Full Article
and Art Reality Studio arms artists with VR gear and asks: What if? By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sat, 25 Apr 2020 13:40:04 -0400 Artists are pushing VR boundaries beyond gaming. Enter Art Reality Studio, a virtual reality playground for artists, like a next-gen Gemini G.E.L. Full Article
and Rafael Cardenas set out to capture L.A. in a photo a day. He ended up recording a pandemic By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 17:31:52 -0400 Rafael Cardenas had a simple project for 2020: Take a daily photograph of Los Angeles. What he captured is a city under coronavirus lockdown. Full Article
and Been meaning to learn more about Martha Graham and Merce Cunningham? Watch here By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 07:00:05 -0400 You can stream for free the Martha Graham Dance Company program "CunningGraham" and join a live chat with the creative team. Full Article
and Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller in 'Frankenstein': A quarantine must-watch By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 08:00:27 -0400 It's alive! Watch Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller switch off in the lead roles in a stage adaptation of "Frankenstein." Full Article
and L.A. Opera cancels the rest of the season but says it can avoid layoffs and furloughs By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 17:20:46 -0400 L.A. Opera officially cancels its last production of the 2019-20 season, but the effect on employees won't be as catastrophic as you might think. Full Article
and Warning against candles after school child suffers burns during school carol service By www.london-fire.gov.uk Published On :: Thu, 12 Dec 2019 15:13:44 Z Teachers and parents are being warned not to use real candles following an accident during a school’s carol service which resulted in a child suffering serious burns Full Article
and Watson joins fire dog detectives Sherlock and Simba By www.london-fire.gov.uk Published On :: Fri, 20 Dec 2019 12:08:55 Z A new four-legged trainee has joined the ranks of London Fire Brigade’s dog detectives Full Article
and Hotel fined for putting staff and guests at risk through fire safety failings By www.london-fire.gov.uk Published On :: Fri, 17 Jan 2020 15:21:26 Z A Stratford hotel and its owner have been ordered to pay a total of £45,000 for “serious and systemic” fire safety failures which “put staff and guests at risk” Full Article
and Response to statement from Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government By www.london-fire.gov.uk Published On :: Tue, 21 Jan 2020 10:06:59 Z London Fire Brigade welcomes the announcement on building safety made by the Secretary of State. Full Article
and Pancake Day - a day of fun, feasting and fire safety By www.london-fire.gov.uk Published On :: Mon, 24 Feb 2020 15:57:53 Z Top safety tips to help everyone when cooking on Pancake Day Full Article
and Brigade still ready for fire and rescue emergencies By www.london-fire.gov.uk Published On :: Wed, 18 Mar 2020 09:18:36 Z London Fire Brigade will continue to provide a full emergency fire and rescue service to the capital. Full Article
and London Ambulance Service and London Fire Brigade announce blue light partnership to tackle Covid-19 By www.london-fire.gov.uk Published On :: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 10:06:41 +0100 London Ambulance Service and London Fire Brigade have announced a new partnership to boost the Covid-19 emergency response which will see firefighters helping with a number of roles across the ambulance service Full Article