Putting Teachers in the Driver's Seat
Teachers in the Los Angeles Unified School District have ratified a historic labor contract that gives them unprecedented freedom in determining the kind of academic reforms they want at their own schools. But some critics say the agreement represents a huge step backwards in the national movement to turn around struggling schools.
The Giving State: Guitar Hero
Here's another in our occasional series on volunteers in California, called The Giving State. 18-year-old Evan Hatfield of Visalia teaches other kids free guitar lessons through a program supported by a Central Valley arts group, the Sound N Vision Foundation.