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Melissa Pamer has covered Los Angeles Unified's South Bay and Harbor Area schools since joining the Daily Breeze in June 2008. She continues to marvel at the number of untold stories in the country's second-largest school district. She grew up outside Washington, D.C., and has lived in California (both Northern and Southern( since 2000. In addition to LAUSD, she covers the Palos Verdes Peninsula and welcomes tips, story ideas and comments related to either of her beats. E-mail Melissa at melissa.pamer@dailybreeze.com.

Toni Sciacqua is the managing editor at the Daily Breeze, where she has worked since 1998. Among other things, she's in charge of nagging reporters to update their blogs, but she helps them out by posting random tidbits from outside sources. She has two small children who will one day attend North Torrance schools.


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LAUSD's "racial balancing" OK

Los Angeles Unified School District administrators do not violate state law by considering the ethnic backgrounds of students when selecting them for admission to magnet schools, according to a ruling this week.

The American Civil Rights Foundation sued the district in October 2005, alleging the district policy is unconstitutional and violates Proposition 209, which forbids racial preferences in government hiring and public school admissions.

Read our wire story for more.

Posted by Paul Clinton on December 12, 2007 11:09 AM |

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