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K–12 (pronounced "k twelve", "k through twelve", or "k to twelve") is a designation for the sum of primary and secondary education. It is used in the United States, Canada, and Australia. P–12 is also occasionally used in Australia.^[1] The expression is a shortening of Kindergarten (K) for 4–6-year-olds through twelfth grade (12) for 16–19-year-olds, the first and last grades of free education in these countries.

Usage[link]

The term is often used in school website URLs, generally appearing before the country code top-level domain (or in the United States, the state top-level domain). The term "PK–12" is sometimes used to add pre-kindergarten.

It is also used by American multinationals selling into the educational sector, such as Dell where UK customers are presented with this as a market segment choice.^[2]

P–12[link]

In Australia, P–12 is sometimes used in place of K–12, particularly in Queensland, where it is used as an official term in the curriculum framework.^[3] P–12 schools serve children for the thirteen years from prep until Year 12,^[4] without including the separate kindergarten component.

K–14 and K–16[link]

K–14 education also includes community colleges (the first two years of university). K–16 education adds a four-year undergraduate university degree.

See also[link]

Education portal

• Education in the United States
• Education in Canada
• Education in Australia
• Education in South Korea

References[link]

Dana Loesch
Born	Dana Eaton[1] (1978-09-28) September 28, 1978 (age 33)[2][3]
Residence	St. Louis, Missouri
Occupation	editor-in-chief of Big Journalism, conservative radio host, blogger, political analyst
Employer	Andrew Breitbart KFTK FM NewsTalk 97.1
Spouse	Chris Loesch
Website
http://www.bigjournalism.com/ http://www.mamalogues.com/

Dana Loesch (née Eaton, born September 28, 1978) is a conservative talk radio host and blogger, formerly associated with the Tea Party movement.

Background[link]

Dana Loesch graduated from Fox High School in Arnold, Missouri. She attended St. Louis Community College and transferred to Webster University, where she majored in journalism. She dropped out after beginning her relationship with Chris Loesch, whom she would eventually marry. Loesch had been a liberal, but became a conservative after the September 11 attacks. She and her husband Chris have two children and homeschool them.^[3]

Career[link]

Loesch hosts The Dana Show: The Conservative Alternative, which broadcasts on KFTK FM NewsTalk 97.1 to the Greater St. Louis area.^[4] In October 2010, Loesch also became editor-in-chief of Big Journalism, one of the conservative group blogs created by Andrew Breitbart.^[5] In February 2011, CNN hired Loesch, Will Cain, and Democratic strategist Cornell Belcher, as political analysts in preparation for its 2012 election coverage. Loesch was specifically hired to represent the Tea Party point of view.^[6]

Politics[link]

She is a national leadership team member of the Nationwide Tea Party Coalition.^[7] On December 6, 2011, the St. Louis Tea Party, with which Loesch had been affiliated, announced that they and Loesch had mutually terminated their relationship.^[8]

References[link]

External links[link]

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Leslie Marshall

Leslie Marshall has been a liberal radio talk host since 1988 and a commentator on national television since 2001. Leslie became the youngest person ever to be nationally syndicated on radio when she replaced Tom Snyder on the ABC Satellite Radio Network in 1992.^[1] She was also the first woman to host an issues oriented program nationwide.

Broadcast career[link]

Leslie Marshall is host of the nationally syndicated The Leslie Marshall Show (in its 5th year), she is also a Fox News Contributor and blogs weekly for US News & World Report as well as POLITICO.

Leslie Marshall has been a radio talk host for 23 years. Marshall is currently nationally syndicated by TalkUSA Radio.

Marshall started her broadcasting career as a radio news reporter in Boston,^[2] and then worked in radio and television in Miami, Florida. While in Miami, Marshall did news, traffic, weather and disc jockey work. One night, when hosting an overnight nostalgic music program, she did a special "Remembrance" hour in which veterans called in with their experiences. It was that night that Leslie was discovered by a Program Director at the talk station across town. He phoned her, and told her that she might have missed her calling.

After years of anchoring, reporting and hosting music programs, Marshall moved to talk radio. She started her talk radio career at WNWS in Miami where she remained for three years.

Marshall next worked mid-days at WGR in Buffalo, followed by mid-days at KPRC in Houston. In 1992, Marshall replaced Tom Snyder on the ABC Satellite Radio Network. Her program ran for three years on over 200 stations nationwide.

After three years the network disbanded and Leslie went to work for WLS-FM in Chicago hosting an afternoon drive talk show. She then joined KGO radio in San Francisco and also hosted a midday show on KHTK/Hot Talk in Sacramento. On television she hosted "Bay Talk" on KRON T.V., the local NBC affiliate in the city by the bay.

Two years later, Marshall returned to Chicago at WLS-AM; in addition, she co-hosted "Beyond the Beltway" on WGR TV and remained in Chicago for over two years. She then joined her husband in Los Angeles. She hosted talk shows on KFI, KLSX and KABC radio on the weekends, and was finally signed to KLAC, KFI's sister station at its inception. KLAC remained a talk station for two years and Leslie was there the entire time hosting early evening weeknights. When KLAC flipped formats, Marshall decided to stay in Los Angeles with her husband.

After KLAC flipped to music, Marshall hosted her own show for a year on WWKB in Buffalo, New York, AM 1520, a 50,000 watt powerhouse heard throughout nine states (New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Washington DC and North Carolina) and Canada. After one year at WWKB AM 1520, Marshall was nationally syndicated. Her show airs every weeknight on WWKB.

Other media appearances[link]

Marshall is a regular political pundit on the Fox News Channel and CNBC's Kudlow & Company. She is also a regular contributor on CNN's Showbiz Tonight. She has appeared on Fox news programs The O'Reilly Factor and Your World with Neil Cavuto, as well as former programs Hannity & Colmes and The John Gibson show. She was formerly a Varsity Panel Member on the Dennis Miller Show on CNBC until it was cancelled. Leslie has also been seen on Scarborough Country on MSNBC, and has substituted for Alan Colmes on the Fox Radio Network/nationally, as well as Jim Bohannon on the Westwood One Radio Network. She appeared on Fox News on January 4, 2011 to defend a Doritos ad that was purposed to be aired during the 2011 Super Bowl that was seen by many as offensive to Catholics. She defended the commercial and went on to state inaccurate opinions on the Roman Catholic teaching of Purgatory.

Acting career[link]

In addition to her radio and television career, Marshall has made guest acting appearances on Desperate Housewives, NYPD Blue, 7th Heaven, Passions, General Hospital, Port Charles, "What Should You Do?" On Lifetime and "Take Two: Living the Movies" on the USA network. "A Mexican Werewolf," her latest film, is now out on video.

Personal life[link]

Originally from Boston, Marshall earned her undergraduate degree from Northeastern University and her Masters in Broadcast Journalism from Emerson College. She lives in the Los Angeles area with her husband and their son and daughter.

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official Web site
• Leslie Marshall at the Internet Movie Database