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California will spend $2 billion to address learning loss, settling a lawsuit that alleged it violated children’s rights to equal education during the pandemic.

California agrees to $2 billion pandemic education settlement

California will spend $2 billion to address learning loss, settling a lawsuit that alleged it violated children’s rights to equal education during the pandemic.

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The Claremont Institute, a conservative Southern California think tank, helped spearhead a national campaign to ban DEI on public college campuses.

SoCal-based Claremont Institute drives anti-DEI efforts on colleges

The Claremont Institute, a conservative Southern California think tank, helped spearhead a national campaign to ban DEI on public college campuses.

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People watch certain films repeatedly, and not all are masterpieces. “ The Power of Film ” explores why. The docu-series is based on Howard Suber ’s book of the same name.

‘Casablanca,’ ‘The Godfather’: What makes films the most popular?

People watch certain films repeatedly, and not all are masterpieces. “ The Power of Film ” explores why. The docu-series is based on Howard Suber ’s book of the same name.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

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