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LOS ANGELES - US dictionary publisher Merriam-Webster named "Austerity" as the word of the year Monday, reflecting the cost-cutting ethos that has gripped the US economy and culture.

LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles teachers union is promising to challenge a proposed agreement that would change how teachers are laid off in the nation's second-largest school district, while education experts hail it as a landmark that could pave the way for changes in urban districts across the nation.

LOS ANGELES - A proposed agreement that would change how teachers are laid off in the nation's second-largest school district is being hailed as a landmark that could pave the way for changes in urban districts across the nation, but the city's teachers union said Wednesday that it had "serious concerns." The settlement, which must be approved by a judge, would shield up to 45 underperforming schools from teacher layoffs for budget reasons.

SOUTH GATE, Calif. - The Los Angeles Times should remove teacher performance ratings from its website after the apparent suicide of a teacher despondent over his score, the union representing Los Angeles school teachers said.

SOUTH GATE, Calif. - Rigoberto Ruelas Jr.
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