Nearly half of California’s fourth-graders read below the basic level, according to the National Assessment of Educational Progress. At that level, a child is unlikely to figure out the meaning […]
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CSUN Among The Hollywood Reporter’s Top 25 US Film Schools
The Hollywood Reporter once again named California State University, Northridge’s (CSUN) Department of Cinema and Television Arts (CTVA) one of the “Top 25 American Film Schools.” CSUN climbed to No. […]
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Most States Prompt Schools to Teach About 9/11, but the Details Differ, AP Finds
By Jennifer Peltz Associated Press For three days this summer, teachers converged at the Flight 93 National Memorial in remote western Pennsylvania to talk about 9/11. How best to educate a […]
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Washington’s Overlooking the Real Barriers to Better Latino Health Outcomes
By Ray Serrano The latest push in Washington to lower healthcare costs is overlooking the needs of those with the most at stake: Latino patients. Latino communities carry some of […]
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Cyclospora Outbreak Followed Years of Declining FDA Foreign Inspections
By Matthew Perrone AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A nationwide outbreak of cyclospora tied to contaminated lettuce has heightened safety concerns about imported food, while underscoring a longer-term trend: U.S. […]
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If Unchecked – Fruit Flies Can Devastate Commercial and Homegrown Agriculture
At home or even in a supermarket, when we see a fruit fly hovering over produce, we swat them away thinking they’re just a small, harmless insect. We don’t give […]
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Panorama Runs Through and Over Fulton Jaguars 52-12
By Matthew Robinson PANORAMA CITY – Thursday’s contest between the Panorama Pythons and the Fulton Prep Jaguars was projected to be a competitive game between two 2-0 teams; instead, the […]
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Video of Fatal SFPD Shooting Circulating Online
An investigation is underway in the fatal officer-involved shooting late Monday night, when several San Fernando Police Department (SFPD) officers shot and killed a man wielding a shovel in the […]
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Black Thumb Farm is Relocating to 2.3-Acre Site in Mission Hills
When the COVID-19 pandemic struck, it wreaked havoc on family routines, work schedules and personal connections, as people complied with stay-at-home orders to slow the spread of the virus. For […]
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Palmdale Lawmaker’s Gabriel’s Law Clears Legislature
PALMDALE (CNS) – Legislation by Assemblyman Tom Lackey, R-Palmdale, aimed at strengthening protections for abused children cleared the State Legislature and is headed to Gov. Gavin Newsom for consideration, it […]