LAUSD Layoffs, New Study On Illegal Immigration And Obama's Plan For Reform?, North Korea: No More Talks!, A Surprising Economic History Of The World
LAUSD Layoffs
The Board of Education for L.A. Unified School District approved a plan yesterday to lay off more than 5,000 employees, just hours after their decision to rescind the layoff notices for nearly 2,000 permanent teachers. The vote will affect newer teachers without tenure as well as counselors, custodians, and administrators. It will also result in larger class sizes. While the plan would close the $596 million budget deficit for next school year down to $27 million, changes are likely to be made to the budget over the coming weeks. Larry Mantle finds out what this means for the L.A. school district.
New Study On Illegal Immigration And Obama's Plan For Reform?
The Pew Hispanic Center released a report yesterday documenting a slowdown in the growth of California's illegal immigration population over the last two of decades. Larry and guests will discuss the study in light of President Obama's trip to Mexico and his policy on immigration reform expected to be unveiled next month.
North Korea: No More Talks!
Calling the recent order by the United Nations Security Council to halt all future missile launches "unjust" and "wanton", North Korea yesterday kicked out international inspectors from its Yongbyon nuclear site. North Korea in 2007 had agreed to disarmament talks but became irate recently after the U.N. condemned their launching of a long-range rocket 10 days ago that flew over Japan and into the Pacific Ocean. Larry talks to Jim Walsh to tell us what this all means for the US and its relationship with the Asian nation.
A Surprising Economic History Of The World
What does economic history teach us about the present economic disaster? In "False Economy", author Alan Beattie weaves together stories of economics, history and politics to reveal how societies, economies, and countries make concrete choices that determine their destinies. Beattie looks at how countries get rich, and what causes them to fall. Larry talks to Alan Beattie about what drives countries to make certain economic decisions and what those decisions can mean for the future of our global economy.