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L.A. Unified schools' chief Cortines works for district supplier
L.A. NOWLos Angeles schools Supt. Ramon C. Cortines earned more than $150,000 last year for serving on the board of one of the nation's leading educational publishing companies, a firm with more than $16 million in contracts with the school district...... -
Ramon Cortines resigns from Scholastic board
L.A. NOWL.A. schools Supt. Ramon C. Cortines resigned Thursday from the board of Scholastic Inc., a position that paid him compensation worth more than $150,000 last year. Cortines’ dual role with the company and the district received scrutiny in the wake...... -
L.A. schools superintendent resigns position at Scholastic
Jacket CopyLos Angeles Unified School District Supt. Ramon C. Cortines has resigned from the board of publisher Scholastic Inc. Cortines, who makes $250,000 annually in his position as schools superintendent, earned an additional $150,000 last year from Scholastic,... -
'Potter' lawsuit plaintiff fined
Associated PressA federal judge has rejected a writer's claims that she was plagiarized by "Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling and in turn fined her $50,000, saying she perpetuated a fraud. U.S. District Judge Allen G. Schwartz found only minimal similarities between the...Tags: Time Warner Inc., J.K. Rowling , Fines, Corporate Crime, Book
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Harrymania
Times Staff WriterWhen 15-year-old Emma Pettit flies off June 22 to summer camp in upstate New York, her suitcase will be loaded down with the usual shorts, sneakers and bathing suits -- plus 2.8 pounds of spanking new Harry Potter. Back home in Santa Monica, her...Tags: Children, J.K. Rowling , Katie Couric, Game Playing, Public Relations
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'Phoenix' flies early as Amazon.com posts audio clip of new Potter book
Times Staff WriterThough details of "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" have been kept under the tightest of wraps, fans on Wednesday stumbled across an unexpected and tantalizing preview of J.K. Rowling's latest book on Amazon.com. The online retail giant...Tags: Jim Dale, J.K. Rowling , Auction Service, Book, Amazon.com Inc.
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'Potter' set for major publicity campaign
Associated PressNEW YORK - Think you've seen a lot of hype about Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix? Just wait until the book comes out. Billboards. Baseball parks. A countdown in Times Square. Scholastic Inc., the U.S. publisher of J.K. Rowling's mega-selling...Tags: Times Square, J.K. Rowling , Seattle Mariners, Baltimore Orioles, Sports
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Keeping magic under wraps
Times Staff WriterThere's nothing like a secret to get people's attention. Under extraordinary security at distribution centers in the U.S. and other countries this week, workers are shipping painstakingly sealed cartons of J.K. Rowling's "Harry Potter and the Order of...Tags: Children, Health and Safety at School, J.K. Rowling , Employees, British Airways Plc
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Caldecott, Newbery Medals awarded by American Library Assn.
The American Library Assn. announced its 2013 book award winners Monday at its annual national conference, held this year in Seattle. While the best-known awards are the John Newbery Medal and the Caledecott Medal, there are dozens of awards, each of...
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