Category Archives: Education

Proposition 39, “Clean Energy Jobs Act,” Promised Help for Schools. Did It Succeed?

Posted on October 2, 2019 by Sue

Maybe you remember voting in the November 2012 election for Proposition 39? Or maybe not. There were 13 statewide ballot propositions to consider in that election. According to a Sacramento Bee editorial in August 2015, Prop. 39’s promoters promised in … Continue reading →

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Rotary Club Awards $5,000 in Scholarships

Posted on July 11, 2019 by Sue

To PaliHi Seniors and to Top Revere Students The Pacific Palisades Rotary Club donated about $5,000 in scholarships to Palisades High students this month. Most of the recipients attended a Thursday morning breakfast meeting held at Aldersgate Lodge to receive … Continue reading →

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Celebrating the Fourth of July and Unique Presidents

Posted on June 18, 2019 by Sue

Who Knew that Thomas Jefferson Was a Master Gardener?   Two fifth graders from Marquez, Alex Psounis and Ava Cohen, discussed President Thomas Jefferson and gardening at the Marquez Elementary Garden Festival on June 4, under the guidance of master … Continue reading →

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Polo Field Area Kindergarten Students Will

Posted on June 4, 2019 by Sue

Be Allowed to Attend Canyon Charter School           In a June 4 email from LAUSD Board Member Nick Melvoin’s office to Reza Akef, it was announced: “Incoming kindergarteners of families living in Area 8 will be allowed to attend Canyon … Continue reading →

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Law Professor Dr. Elyn Saks to Speak

Posted on May 16, 2019 by Sue

Next Monday on Understanding Schizophrenia Dr. Elyn Saks wrote the “The Center Cannot Hold,” which follows her journey into, through and continuing to cope with schizophrenia. While at Oxford University, she suffered mental illness, which landed her in a mental hospital. … Continue reading →

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