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Disability laws finally gave them an education. School-from-home threatens to make that impossible

Schools have been told they must provide equal learning opportunities to students with disabilities, but the schools and parents say that's not happening during the coronavirus crisis.




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Increased anxiety and depression top college students' concerns in coronavirus survey

The survey, conducted by college affordability group Rise, found that 75% of students who responded were more anxious, depressed or stressed amid the coronavirus outbreak.




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Letters to the Editor: LAUSD teachers are adapting heroically. They deserve our support

It isn't for lack of trying by teachers that some students aren't able to fully access the LAUSD's online learning curriculum.




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This champion academic decathlon team studied pandemics. Now, they're living one

The Bell High School academic decathlon team, the L.A. area champions, studied bubonic plague and other epidemics before the coronavirus broke out.




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California needs nurses. So why is the state about to give up 10,000 prospects?

California regulations may prevent thousands of nursing students from graduating, despite frantic effort to boost numbers of healthcare workers amid the pandemic.




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As virus spreads, this Bay Area college wants students to return and clean their dorm rooms

St. Mary's College in Moraga is requiring students to return and clean out their dorm rooms by April 14. Fearful of coronavirus, some parents are livid.




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Child-care providers need supplies, coronavirus guidance as day-care system suffers

California's early childhood care system has long been held together by women such as Tanya García, whose Hollywood duplex is home to two licensed day-care operations serving as many as 28 youngsters — among them the children of healthcare workers and public school teachers.




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With all the distractions at home, low-income students need headphones to study

Hand sanitizer is not the only coronavirus necessity. Students stuck at home in close and noisy quarters could use headphones to keep out distractions and allow them to focus on their studies.




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Getting into USC this fall just got easier amid coronavirus uncertainty

USC admission rates rose significantly for fall 2020 as the coronavirus outbreak deepens uncertainty over students' college plans.




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15,000 L.A. high school students are AWOL online, 40,000 fail to check in daily amid coronavirus closures

With campuses closed due to the pandemic, LAUSD is struggling with distance learning. Only two-thirds of high school students are participating daily.




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California schools unlikely to reopen this academic year amid coronavirus, state schools chief says

Because of the coronavirus outbreak, state public schools are unlikely to reopen, state schools Supt. Tony Thurmond said Tuesday.




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Public schools expected to remain closed for the rest of the academic year, Newsom says

Citing concerns over spreading the coronavirus, California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced public schools will be closed for the rest of the academic year.




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Ex-USC admissions official to plead guilty to running scam to admit unqualified Chinese students

A former admissions official at USC will plead guilty to helping graduate students from China gain acceptance to the school by submitting doctored transcripts and fraudulent recommendation letters.




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UC and Cal State relax admissions criteria due to coronavirus: What you need to know

Acknowledging disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the UC and Cal State systems will ease admissions requirements for applicants.




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Letters to the Editor: Technology can't replace teachers, and coronavirus closures prove it

Coronavirus closures are giving school districts an opportunity to evaluate their online learning efforts and how important teachers are to those programs.




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The new reality of school at home: Overwhelmed. Isolated. Unfocused. Very Stressed

School from home is the new coronavirus reality. How are students and teachers doing?




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From Julia Louis-Dreyfus' house to N95-like masks: Architects join the COVID-19 fight

Design teams shift their focus and volunteer for a USC-led 3D-printing campaign to create masks and other PPE in short supply for medical personnel.




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More senior disappointment as coronavirus cancels high school graduation day

With schools closed because of the coronavirus, state schools Supt. Tony Thurmond told students and parents not to expect graduation ceremonies, even though the graduation itself should happen on schedule.




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Stress levels are high for parents. They worry kids will fall behind in school, survey finds

Among parents' top concerns is that their children will fall behind in school, a new survey shows.




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Banks: L.A. schools chief Austin Beutner is performing admirably. But what comes after coronavirus?

Austin Beutner has moved quickly to confront the coronavirus crisis in L.A. schools. But the emergency will continue even after the virus fades away.




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Why your high school kid may be taking the SAT test at your kitchen table

SAT tests for high school students may be taken online and at home if coronavirus forces schools to stay closed this fall, the College Board announced.




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Home-schooling hacks from real parents. (Hint: You need a schedule yesterday)

We asked parents across the country how they're managing the new job of educating their kids. These are the tricks they rely on.




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27,525 pounds of carrots a day: How L.A. schools are feeding the masses

Coronavirus: While food banks struggle, L.A.'s schools are feeding the hungry




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Getting free internet is hard for poor students despite provider promises, survey finds

Low-income L.A. families are struggling to get students connected to the internet even with promises of help from phone and cable providers. A survey found 16% still unconnected.




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Donald Kennedy, former Stanford president and FDA chief, dies of COVID-19

The former Stanford University president emphasized undergraduate teaching, led a $1-billion capital campaign and earned a reputation as "the students' president."




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Struggling to pay your student loan debt amid coronavirus? You can now delay 3 payments.

Here's how college students can take advantage of three months of loan relief.




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Inside teachers' never-ending crisis shifts: 'You just keep going all day and all night'

Handing out food, hunting down students, organizing distance learning. This is one day in the life of an Inglewood teacher during the coronavirus crisis.




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Reopening California schools: 4 things you need to know

What will it take to reopen California schools? Gov. Gavin Newsom is looking toward an earlier start, possibly in late July, but there's not yet a plan for doing so.




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Elite private schools are receiving federal loans — including one attended by Secretary Mnuchin's children

Among the elite private schools that have received federal loans amid COVID-19 is the Brentwood School in West L.A., which Mnuchin's children attend.




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Mitch McConnell is dead set on making workers the canary in the coronavirus coal mine

As states start lifting stay-at-home orders amid the coronavirus outbreak, workers will play a key role in determining if the economy bounces back.




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Bill Barr is acting like Trump's wing man again instead of America's attorney general

The attorney general suggests that he's in sync with Trump's 'liberation' tweets.




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Op-Ed: Seven ways the AIDS epidemic prepared me for COVID-19

The way the gay community responded to the AIDS crisis of the 1980s and 1990s has lessons for us all in the coronavirus pandemic.




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Editorial: The only heartbreak hotels during the pandemic are the ones that won't let homeless people in

Hotels need to take in homeless people if they don't want the coronavirus to spread.




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Column: As coronavirus deaths rise, Jared Kushner pushes Trump's 'great success story'

With his fingers all over the White House's catastrophic coronavirus policy, Jared Kushner is treating pandemic mayhem as a mere publicity challenge.




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Op-Ed: The sale of the dot-org registry to a private equity firm was just blocked. Here's why it matters

ICANN was right to block the Internet Society's proposed sale of the Public Interest Registry to an investment fund.




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Op-Ed: Biden should play up his expertise, since it's something Trump lacks

In these troubled times, experience rather than populist appeal is what voters will want when they choose a president in November.




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Editorial: Food and grocery workers are essential. They should have 'essential' pay and protection too

Despite their "essential" status during the coronavirus lockdown, frontline retail and delivery workers are among the least paid and least protected.




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Column: Coronavirus is a global crisis. 'Every country for itself' doesn't work

The United States and other countries are failing to come together just when a cooperative international response is desperately needed.




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Editorial: Sorry Orange County, no beach weekend for you

It's a relief for many that the governor didn't order all state beaches and parks closed, as expected. But we're still waiting for a smart, comprehensive approach for Californians to safely enjoy the state's abundant natural resources.




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Opinion: Trump actually wants Michigan's governor to 'make a deal' with armed protesters

Since when is it a good idea for the president of the United States to encourage political leaders to cave in to demands by armed protesters?




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Op-Ed: Sweden refused to impose a coronavirus lockdown. The country's ambassador explains why

Instead of shutting down all schools, forcing people to stay home and closing businesses, Sweden's strategy relies heavily on voluntary measures and on individual responsibility.




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Op-Ed: Before the pandemic struck, I was set to perform with my string quartet in a church's crypt

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.




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Column: Whatever happened with Tara Reade in 1993, Biden is still infinitely better than Trump

Joe Biden is a flawed individual with a penchant for unwanted touching. Here's why I'll vote for him anyway.




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Editorial: Why you need to respond to the census (you have the time)

Voluntary response rates to the 2020 census reveal social inequality — and spotlight how crucial an accurate count is to Los Angeles and California.




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Op-Ed: My small medical practice was struggling. And then the coronavirus pandemic hit

The coronavirus pandemic might be a tipping point for small medical practices, which have had trouble staying afloat.




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Op-Ed: My immigrant parents lost their jobs, but the CARES Act won't help mixed-status families like mine

My immigrant parents lost their jobs because of COVID-19. The CARES Act won't help because they're in the U.S. illegally. At 22, I was the breadwinner.




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Op-Ed: Everything wrong with our food system has been made worse by the pandemic

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.




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Op-Ed: How film and television production can safely resume in a COVID-19 world

At Netflix, we've resumed production in some countries. And we're learning what safety will look like post-pandemic




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Editorial: What L.A. County's supes are telling you about your right to be heard: Just shut up

Los Angeles County supervisors seem to enjoy their low-tech world where the coronavirus emergency is an excuse to keep the public quiet.




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Opinion: Tara Reade's allegation against Joe Biden won't be resolved by the Senate

Senate confidentiality requirements leave us with a 'he said, she said' standoff between Joe Biden and Tara Reade.