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Dyslexia, once the reading disability that shall not be named, comes into its own in California

Some school districts, including the Los Angeles Unified School District, already are moving ahead. In late June, the Los Angeles Unified school board passed a resolution giving the district 90 days to come up with a plan to train teachers to work with students with dyslexia. To that end, a work group is to meet for the third time next week. “I think it’s being very carefully done,” said Virginia Kennedy, an associate professor at Cal State Northridge, a member of the state Dyslexia Working Group that drafted the guidelines and a member of the group working with LA Unified. -- Education Views

DACA son worries about parents' fate

Gordon Ip is majoring in communication studies at the University of Nebraska. Daniela Gerson is an assistant professor of journalism at Cal State Northridge and a senior fellow at the Democracy Fund. She is co-founder of the immigration newsletter Migratory Notes. -- Times Record News

Apple tree's transcontinental journey is emotional for Spotsylvania family

Angela, who was a toddler when her mother and brother died, could not make it for the tree’s uprooting in Iowa. She was at a college orientation at California State University at Northridge, where she will be studying journalism this fall as a junior. But she wasn’t about to miss the planting in Spotsylvania, which is why Bickmann and his tree crew swung by Dulles International Airport on their way home to snag her after a flight from the West Coast. -- Richmond Times-Dispatch

Lee Jay Berman Named as NADN's 2017 'Distinguished Neutral of the Year'

Mr. Berman honed his skills as a lecturer and trainer during his time as Director of the "Mediating the Litigated Case" Program at Pepperdine Law School's Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, a position he held for seven years. Lee Jay left Pepperdine to found the American Institute of Mediation, dedicated to providing "world-class training for the complete mediator." In that capacity, Lee Jay has taught at Southwestern Law School, University of Texas, Southern Methodist University, Cal-State Northridge, UC Santa Barbara, and Bond University (Brisbane, Australia). In addition, Lee Jay has trained judges, attorneys and business leaders in India, Australia, Europe and the Middle East. As an author, he has published numerous articles on mediation, negotiation, and ADR, along with his blog ‘Eye On Conflict,' and the ABA will be publishing two of his books in 2018. -- benzinga

Class Act: Hollywood Bowl, Pasadena Pops wrap up summer as LA Opera, others prep for fall

The Valley Performing Arts Center at Cal State Northridge presents a Sept. 16 screening of Milos Forman’s Academy-Award winning film “Amadeus” at 7 p.m. with Richard Kaufman conducting the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra and members of the L.A. Opera Chorus. LACO’s founding music director, Sir Neville Marriner, conducted the soundtrack in the 1984 movie. -- Long Beach Press-Telegram

Mohamed Morsy Fast Facts

1980s - After receiving a doctorate in engineering from the University of Southern California, Morsy works as an assistant professor at California State University, Northridge. -- KITV - HI

Gilas cadet aces go separate ways

Bobby Ray Parks has decided he’ll play one more season with Alab Pilipinas in the Asean Basketball League, Kobe Paras is in the process of redshirting in his transfer to Cal State Northridge while Christian Standhardinger has reportedly signed with the Hong Kong team in the ABL. -- Philippine Star

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