After winning district academic decathlon, Granada Hills preps for state contest
On a recent Thursday afternoon the academic decathlon team at Granada Hills Charter High School was taking it easy. Since the team is just coming … Read more
Education
Charter schools say L.A. Unified is unfairly scrutinizing their campuses
Caprice Young thought the worst was behind her, that her group's charter schools would be free to grow after straightening out the poor financial … Read more
Michelle King is new superintendent for Los Angeles Unified School District
For months, a high-profile head-hunting firm searched the nation for a new superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District. On Monday evening, the … Read more
L.A. schools insider and an outsider emerge as favorites to lead the district
As the Los Angeles Board of Education closes in on choosing a new leader, attention appears to be focused on two candidates: Deputy Supt. … Read more
Cortines criticizes Broad, calls on warring factions to work together for L.A. students
In his first public criticism of a massive charter-school expansion plan, outgoing Los Angeles schools chief Ramon C. Cortines on Wednesday referred to philanthropist Eli … Read more
Casey Wasserman carries the torch to bring Olympics to L.A. in 2024
The glasses are unusually large and square, with thick, dark rims. Casey Wasserman keeps them in a display case behind the desk in his … Read more
David Geffen gives $100 million to build a school for the children of UCLA staff and others
Entertainment industry billionaire David Geffen, who previously gave $300 million to support UCLA's medical school, is donating $100 million to establish a private middle … Read more
Better pay, more time to plan and one other thing teachers want from you
When Arielle Bourguignon started teaching at 24th Street Elementary in Jefferson Park about two years ago, she felt UCLA's education school had prepared her well. … Read more
Deterioration of public school arts programs has been particularly jarring in L.A.
Normandie Avenue Elementary Principal Gustavo Ortiz worries that he can't provide arts classes for most of the 900 students at his South Los Angeles … Read more
Casey Wasserman Says Olympics Could Boost L.A. ‘Almost Unlike Anything Else’
Casey Wasserman, who is chairing Los Angeles bid committee for the 2024 Olympics, says that the event “has the ability to elevate the city … Read more
$50-million effort launched to reinvent the American high school
If Jeimy Carrasco had $50 million, she would remake Roosevelt High School into a place of smaller classes and stronger student-teacher relationships, and put … Read more
New football, basketball training centers at UCLA mark milestone
UCLA broke ground today on two comprehensive training and performance facilities for student-athletes playing football and basketball. Among those joining Athletics Director Dan Guerrero for a shovel-turning ceremony and celebration … Read more