Julia Brownley

Chair, California Assembly's Education Committee

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Democratic Assemblywoman representing the 41st District, which covers an area from Santa Monica to Oxnard, and chair of the Assembly's Education Committee

Julia Brownley on KCRW

The Los Angeles Unified School District is facing a deficit of $500 billion, and it has told unions to  choose between furloughs and layoffs .  Federal stimulus money is all used up,…

Is California Going the Wrong Way in the 'Race to the Top?'

The Los Angeles Unified School District is facing a deficit of $500 billion, and it has told unions to choose between furloughs and layoffs .  Federal stimulus money is all used up,…

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