Mark Gozonsky

writer and retired English teacher

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Festive and messy jacaranda trees are usually blooming this year. But it’s already late May, and some Angelenos are wondering where those purple leaves are.

Jacaranda trees: What’s taking them so long to show up in LA?

Festive and messy jacaranda trees are usually blooming this year. But it’s already late May, and some Angelenos are wondering where those purple leaves are.

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"If students can get to greet each other … that's going to be more important than any sort of academic rigor that we tend to apply," says high school teacher Mark Gozonsky.

LAUSD might reopen classrooms in April. A parent and a teacher share relief and concerns

"If students can get to greet each other … that's going to be more important than any sort of academic rigor that we tend to apply," says high school teacher Mark Gozonsky.

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