CA FWD NEWS

LCFF can’t be only step toward education reform
150 150 Matthew Grant Anson

While the law changes how money is distributed, however, it does very little to change the actual amount of money that is going toward schools.

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Solar shines while manufacturing needs some polishing in California
150 150 John Guenther

Forward thinking that put 1/3 of US solar jobs here is needed for manufacturing sector

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Can California be optimistic and pessimistic at the same time?
150 150 Ed Coghlan

Unaffiliated voters apparently don’t vote as much as Democrats and Republicans. So we have less NPPs and less young people heading to the polls, which doesn’t bode well for how representative elected officials actually are of the people they represent.

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Creativity is Big Business in California
150 150 Tracy Hudak

One in 10 jobs in state tied to creative economy

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LCFF & Common Core: How Compton Unified is managing both
150 150 Matthew Grant Anson

In this interview, CAFwd spoke to Micah Ali of the Compton Unified School District for his perspective on the ongoing changes.

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New grant bolsters Asian American Pacific Islander community
150 150 Cheryl Getuiza

For the first time, Advancing Justice-L.A. received a grant from the United States Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS), to provide English as a Second Language (ESL) and Civics classes to the AAPI communities of L.A.

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USDA steps in to assuage impact of drought on CA farmers
150 150 Melissa Gonzalo

$20 million worth of aid to increase water conservation

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An election official’s perspective: The line starts here!
150 150 Dean C. Logan

Do you know why we vote on Tuesdays? The answer dates back to our history as an agrarian society and the time needed to travel by horse and buggy to and from the County Seat to vote on a day that didn’t conflict with crop yielding and selling goods at the market.

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