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LAUSD goes back to school, a battle over LA's waste, saving the bluefin tuna
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Aug 10, 2017
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LAUSD goes back to school, a battle over LA's waste, saving the bluefin tuna

LAUSD Supt. Michelle King lays out her goals for the school year, City of LA & Kern County's legal battle over LA's waste, how CA could conserve the bluefin tuna.

Children at Glassell Park Elementary school work on a painting project using sponges. This is one of LAUSD's 169 new ETK classrooms.
Children at Glassell Park Elementary school work on a painting project using sponges. This is one of LAUSD's 169 new ETK classrooms.
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LAUSD Supt. Michelle King lays out her goals for the school year, City of LA & Kern County's legal battle over LA's waste, how CA could conserve the bluefin tuna.

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More than 600,000 children attend schools within the Los Angeles Unified School District and next week, they all go back to class.
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Earlier this week, the Bluefin Tuna petition to list the animal as endangered was rejected. We take a look at California's pivotal role in the fish's lifecycle.
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