Category Archives: Education

The LA84 Foundation headquarters is located in Jefferson Park and has funded youth sports programs in Southern California since the profitable 1984 Olympics held in Los Angeles. For over two decades this organization has given money to schools and after … Continue reading →

Located roughly three miles from USC, Tom Bradley Environmental Science and Humanities Charter Magnet School is preparing students for future success. This institute, with a rich history of its own, was previously named Dublin Avenue Elementary. However, it was renamed … Continue reading →

By Alexis Driggs When Matilde Lopez’s class returns from recess on an unusually hot April morning, they enter ready to get back to work. Mrs. Lopez leads them to their pre-designated spots on the rug where they all sit quietly, … Continue reading →

By Alexis Driggs California ranks among the lowest in per-pupil spending across the nation in a report released by Education Week last week, analyzing changes in spending from 1969-1970 to 2009-2010. EdWeek’s analysis found that California ranked among the 10 … Continue reading →

By Alexis Driggs California state senators last month introduced a bill that would overturn a 1998 proposition banning most bilingual education in public schools. SB 1174, also called the “Multilingual Education for a 21st Century Economy Act,” will be on … Continue reading →

By Alexis Driggs California is one of many states that require public schools to provide comprehensive sexual education programs, but a recent study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests that many students in the state and nationwide … Continue reading →