California counties stall plan to cut prison crowding
California counties hinder Gov. Brown as realignment sends more second felony offenders to state prisons, threatening a 2016 population cap. Second-strike sentences rose 33 percent to 5,500 in 2013-14, with 6,044 two-strike offenders in 2014-15, complicating federal mandates and projected 2019 population growth.
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Layoff dispute stalls Newark school reform drive
Newark faces a clash over large scale teacher layoffs tied to a Facebook funded reform plan. Superinten dent Cami Anderson and teachers unions argue over merit based layoffs and tenure waivers, jeopardizing the district’s efforts amid state control since 1995 and a 2010 Oprah announced donation.
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New Jersey
Zuckerberg
Cory Booker
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American Federation of Teachers
Randi Weingarten
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