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Category: Education

San Gabriel High School Ranked One of 25 Most Transformative Schools in the Country

Newsweek ranked the high school at number 19 nationally, citing high academic achievement and a majority low-income student body.
categories EducationNeighborhoods

Long Beach Schools Improve, But Achievement Gaps Persist

Long Beach Unified received an overall grade of “D+” for its effectiveness at serving low-income Latino and African American students.
categories EducationRace/Ethnic RelationsYouth

UC President: Serving Minorities 'Key Question' Going Forward

Outgoing UC President Mark Yudof says the university needs to do more to meet the demands of an increasingly diverse California.
categories Arts & CultureEducationRace/Ethnic Relations

Career Academies Baffle, Even as They Boost Coachella Valley Grad Rates

In June, Stephany Madrigal will become the first in her family to graduate high school. The college-bound senior will also be a certified medical assistant.
categories EducationYouth

Film Project on LA Street Vendors Brings Community into the Classroom

Students at the Los Angeles School of Global Studies are gaining the skills needed to prepare them for college and a career.
categories Arts & CultureEducationYouth

‘Tiger Mom’ Parenting’s Effectiveness Debunked by New Study

Results of an eight-year study of Asian American parenting showed that the aggressive, controlling parenting style highlighted by Yale professor and mother Amy Chua, in her controversial 2011 memoir, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, does not guarantee academic success.
categories Arts & CultureEducationFamily/Inter-generational NewsRace/Ethnic RelationsYouth

‘Urban Movement’ Flourishing at Lincoln High School

A fairly new after-school dance club at Lincoln High School in the Los Angeles community of Lincoln Heights has started to make a name for itself at regional dance competitions, the group has already compiled a small collection of first place trophies this year.
categories Arts & CultureEducationNeighborhoodsYouth

After 72 Years, Sycamore Grove School Will Close

Dwindling enrollment to blame, say operators of Highland Park Christian school.
categories EducationNeighborhoodsReligion/Spirituality

Gun Control, Cal Grants, and the Dodgers: A Conversation with State Senator Kevin de Leon

The State Senator who represents Alhambra talked to us about engaging minority populations, what he loves about Alhambra, and his thoughts on Opening Day at Dodgers' Stadium.
categories EducationNeighborhoodsPoliticsRace/Ethnic RelationsSports

Wells Fargo to Award More Cash Prizes In College Sweepstake

High students who sign up for a college planning and financial management program offered by Wells Fargo could win $1,000 to pay for college or other expenses if they enroll by June 30.
categories BusinessEducation
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