Tech Labs Closed In California Schools...

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Date:         Fri, 12 Nov 2004 09:11:42 EST
Subject: Tech Labs Closed In California Schools...

By Jennifer Radcliffe
Staff Writer
At least $1 million in computer equipment used to teach Los Angeles Unified
students robotics and other high-tech skills has fallen into disrepair because
the school district doesn't have the money or expertise to maintain it,
officials say.

Financed by federal grants nearly 10 years ago, the highly touted Applied
Math and Science Academy labs have given thousands of students at more than 30
LAUSD middle schools hands-on experience in subjects like animation, aviation
and engineering.

But several campuses in the San Fernando Valley and throughout the district
have been forced to close their labs because of budget cuts, a federal push
toward standardized tests and a shortage of teachers credentialed in industrial
arts.

http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%7E20954%7E2504939,00.html#


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