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Heated testimony opens Gloria Ramos assault trial	5/21/2012 9:22 PM
The trial of a Centinela Valley school board member accused of assaulting her niece got under way Monday, with her 23-year-old niece testifying that Gloria Ramos tried to strangle her and a key witness contradicting some of her testimony.
Inglewood Unified makes state list of 12 least solvent school districts	5/21/2012 7:33 PM
The Inglewood Unified School District is among the 12 least fiscally solvent school districts in California, according to a report released Monday by the state.
Manhattan Beach 7th-grader's `Total Recall' essay wins $500 prize	5/21/2012 10:34 AM
With her lucid deconstruction of the movie "Total Recall," a seventh-grader from Manhattan Beach Middle School has won an essay contest sponsored by Raytheon and the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
CSU Dominguez Hills students win in speech-and-debate competition	5/21/2012 10:18 AM
Three persuasive members of the speech-and-debate team at California State University, Dominguez Hills, in Carson won first- and second-place awards at a regional meet last month.
Torrance Education Foundation car raffle raises $120,000	5/21/2012 10:14 AM
The Torrance Education Foundation raised a record $120,000 for local public schools in this spring's Toyota Lexus raffle, school officials announced last week.
PVP High senior in BioGENEius competition	5/21/2012 10:13 AM
The Palos Verdes Peninsula High senior whose science project on the obesity epidemic recently landed him the grand prize for this year's Los Angeles County science fair will participate next month in the 2012 U.S. National BioGENEius Challenge, the most prestigious high school science competition for original research in biotechnology.
4 RUHS seniors win full-ride scholarships	5/21/2012 10:11 AM
At least five high school seniors in the South Bay - four from Redondo Union High School alone - are among just 1,000 students nationwide to win a scholarship that pays for every penny of their college education.
Hermosa Beach school officials will not put parcel tax on November ballot	5/18/2012 6:24 PM
Hermosa Beach school officials have backed off plans to place a parcel tax on the November ballot because a pollster found public support lacking.
LAUSD will expand its transitional kindergarten program districtwide	5/17/2012 8:03 PM
Despite a lack of financial and political support from Gov. Jerry Brown, Los Angeles Unified will expand its transitional kindergarten program this fall to all 400-plus elementary schools in the district, officials said Thursday.
Narbonne coach removed over allegations of inappropriate relationship	5/17/2012 6:22 PM
HARBOR CITY: A Narbonne High School coach has been removed from the Harbor City campus following a parent's accusation that he had an inappropriate relationship with a student, police and school district officials said.

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