Teacher layoffs: As teachers get layoff notices, some Los Angeles students are fighting for quality education - latimes.com

Teacher layoffs: As teachers get layoff notices, some Los Angeles students are fighting for quality education - latimes.com

I wonder why we are 27 in education in the World?

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Samples of the articles points:

"Teachers here are amazing," said senior Naomi Hecht, who transferred from a highfalutin private school and thinks Hamilton's faculty is more attuned to student needs. She and Amofa were scrambling to educate classmates on the potential cuts, and they organized a Monday rally attended by several hundred students.

The music magnet stages several theatrical and concert events each year, not just for the school but for the community. Dozens of trophies and plaques won by the bands and choral groups taught by world-class musicians Jim Foschia and John Hamilton adorn the school, and the two of them have helped make Hamilton a treasure.

Foschia, who's been at Hamilton for five years after nine years teaching in Pasadena, also said his first concern is the kids.

"This is my heart and soul. I get more joy out of watching kids accomplish things than I do out of my own music," said Foschia.