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Obama coming to LA Trade-Tech, South LA high school catches fire + reward for...
Animo South Los Angeles Charter School catches fire. | Video screenshot from KCAL 9 Fox LA: Obama is hitting L.A. tomorrow with a stop at LA Trade-Technical College just south of downtown. LA Times: A...
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George McKenna wins LAUSD School Board, LAPD reacts to South LA death + USC...
George McKenna | electmckenna.com LA School Report: George McKenna won the District 1 seat of the LAUSD School Board covering a swath of South L.A., beating opponent Alex Johnson with 53 percent of...
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Crenshaw alum: Teacher suspension shed light on LAUSD teacher jail
Iris Stevenson arrives at Crenshaw High after being released from “teacher jail.” Scroll below for video of Stevenson’s return. | Amanda Scurlock At Crenshaw High School in South Los Angeles, the...
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Judge orders classes back at South LA’s Jefferson High
By Taylor Haney Jefferson High School LAUSD officials met with staff at Jefferson High School Thursday to talk about incomplete course schedules. A lack of resources has been keeping many students out...
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LA School District endorses Proposition 47 to reduce punishment for common...
A student pushes for Proposition 47 with a sign reading “Smart Jusice.” | Kate Guarino More than 100 youth and community leaders gathered Tuesday in Downtown L.A. to rally in support of Proposition 47....
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Students at South LA’s Manual Arts High react to superintendent’s resignation
John Deasy speaks at a City Year event in 2013. | City Year Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent John Deasy resigned on Thursday, ending a controversial, much-discussed tenure. The word...
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LAUSD software inflicts scheduling chaos
In South L.A. and elsewhere, the L.A. Unified School District’s buggy software has thwarted plans for students and teachers alike. Crenshaw High senior Simone Al-Alim and her father, Kahllid Al-Alim,...
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LAUSD superintendent’s South LA legacy
John Deasy speaks at a City Year event in 2013. | City Year High school seniors in the Los Angeles Unified School District graduating in 2015 have attended school under five different superintendents...
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South LA schools follow state-wide graduation trends
Crenshaw High School Nearly a dozen South L.A. high schools have followed a positive statewide trend of rising graduation rates while simultaneously lowering the percentage of dropouts, according to...
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LAUSD fails arts education test + Safe Halloween activities in South LA
LAUSD has cut arts programs dramatically and is now looking to reinstate programs. Above, Crenshaw High School. Only 35 L.A. public schools get an A in supporting the arts: Budget cuts in LAUSD have...
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Afterschool programs teach students tech as LAUSD restructures
When Jonathan Marcelino’s parents told him he could either own a computer or a cell phone, the decision was not difficult for the 17-year-old to make. As the eldest of four children born to Mexican...
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