Meeting stresses collaboration on special ed programs
By Sylvie Belmond
Acorn Staff Writer
     About 10 percent of the 3,711 students in the Oak Park Unified School District (OPUSD) have special needs. From remedial math or reading needs to custom physical and developmental accommodations, the students depend on the special education programs offered within the district to succeed.
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Art School Options
     One of my students who loves studying anthropology and literature, discovered in an art class that she also has real artistic talent. Her dilemma now is whether to go to a liberal arts college or university, where she could pursue her academic interests as well as art, or to head for an art school, where she would concentrate on developing her talent.
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CADIE reports compares school funding
By Stephanie Bertholdo
bertholdo@theacorn.com
     Donald Zimring, deputy superintendent of Las Virgenes Unified School District (LVUSD), recently presented to the board of education a Comparative Analysis of District Income and Expenditure (CADIE) report.
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Simply Music program a breakthrough in learning piano
     In a quiet street in Agoura Hills Sheri Reingold is teaching a remarkable, Australian-developed piano method called Simply Music. The program claims to be a breakthrough in music learning and has students playing advanced-sounding blues, classical and contemporary pieces
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