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2 South LA middle school students transported to hospital from classroom science lab
Two South Los Angeles middle school students were transported to the hospital from their classroom science laboratory on ...
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Los Angeles public schools will ban cellphones. What’s not to like?
Los Angeles Board of Education member Nick Melvoin called for a ban on smartphones in L.A.’s public schools. “Curbing phone usage in the classroom increases academic performance, with test ...
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INSTACART LAUNCHES 'CLASSROOM CARTS' INITIATIVE TO CROWDSOURCE DONATIONS FOR LOS ANGELES COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS AFFECTED BY WILDFIRES
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Instacart (NASDAQ: CART), the leading grocery technology company in North America, today launched its 'Classroom Carts' initiative, which supports 28 ...
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Los Angeles school district bans use of cellphones, social media by students
Over 429,000 students in the nation’s second-largest school district will be prohibited from using cellphones and social media platforms during the school day after the Los Angeles Unified ...
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How LA's first playgrounds brought respite to working class children
It was noon at Playground Number One in Los Angeles on a crisp October day in 1905. As schoolchildren swamped L.A.’s first public playground, on Violet Street in what is now the Arts District ...