Summer courses link online


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To get all the credits necessary to graduate, many students take zero periods and summer school classes. Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District (PVPUSD) will soon offer a third option …

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School curriculum expands


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The Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District (PVPUSD) Board of Education has approved several new classes at Peninsula for the 2016-17 school year. Principles of Computer Science, Service Learning 2, …

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MAKING THE MARTIAN: Bestselling author Andy Weir visits Peninsula


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On March 4, students were given the privilege of meeting Andy Weir, author of the award-winning novel “The Martian,” a science fiction book about a young astronaut named Mark Watney, …

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Teachers protest historical ruling of the Supreme Court


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Union dues, and whether or not teachers can be compelled to pay them, are at the heart of a U.S. Supreme Court case which is scheduled for decision in June.
In …

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Making a Stand: LGBT Students Stand Up to Westboro Baptist Church


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Though same-sex marriage was legalized nationally on June 26, 2015, it has not been accepted by all groups of people. The Westboro Baptist Church, a well-known antilesbian, gay, bisexual and …

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New state education funds promote district improvements


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Due to a continuous financial crisis, California has a history of extremely low rates for school district
funding. But in early January, Governor Jerry Brown released a proposal to increase education …

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No Child Left Behind?: President Obama Replaces 15-Year-Old No Child Left Behind Act


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Across the country, the system for public school standardized testing has changed. Signed this past December, the new Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) is intended to improve a variety of …

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Local Campuses Threatened


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Violent threats have become an all-too-common reality over the past few months, first with the November mass shootings in Paris and then the December shootings in San Bernadino.
Locally, several cases …

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UCs Open More Spaces to Undergraduates


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With the first semester coming to a close, seniors are finishing off their college applications and waiting for the arrival of their acceptances or rejections. It is an anxious period …

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Cancellation attracts national coverage as controversy continues


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In late October, the administration abruptly canceled the remainder of Peninsula’s varsity football season, citing dangers of potential catastrophic injuries to the team’s remaining 21 players. While many students support …

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