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May 26, 2009

400 LA Students Walk out of Classes to Protest Teacher Cuts
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In Los Angeles, about 400 students walked out of classes on Friday to
protest possible teacher layoffs. The Los Angeles Unified School
District faces up to $131 million in new cuts this year and could lay
off up to 2,500 teachers.



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