Los Angeles Times - May 22, 2008
LASVP Poverty Simulation featured in LA Times
On May 20, 2008, LASVP co-sponsored "Opening Our Eyes: The Human Cost of Poverty" with Bank of America, California Community Foundation, and The Women's Foundation of California. Read the full article on the event by clicking the link below...
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Los Angeles Times - February 11, 2008
Reimagine LAUSD
Let it run elementary schools, with charters and others taking over middle and high schools.
Every couple of years, it seems, there's another movement to break up the Los Angeles Unified School District. Often, this is tinged with Valley secessionism. But it's also a rational response to a...>> More
Los Angeles Times - February 11, 2008
What If Students Want Out?
Does the Los Angeles Unified School District provide enough choices for its customers? How can the district make it as easy as possible for students to exit failing schools and attend successful schools? Lisa Snell and David Tokofsky debate.
Today, Snell and Tokofsky weigh options for...>> More
L.A. Times - January 17, 2008
L.A. Charter Schools Get a Financial Boost
Philanthropist Eli Broad is donating $23.3 million to jump-start 17 new campuses run by two major groups
Arts and education philanthropist Eli Broad today will announce his largest investment to date in Los Angeles charter schools, $23.3 million to jump-start at least 17 new campuses run by...>> More
New York Times - January 6, 2008
Can Foundations Take the Long View Again?
As business leaders like Ted Turner, Bill Gates and George Soros have moved vast swaths of their private wealth into the philanthropic sector, market expertise has migrated there, too. As a result, foundation directors, trustees and advisers from corporate America have taken a stance that the...>> More
The Daily Breeze - January 5, 2008
Charter School Needs a Home
A semester after parents resisted the arrival of Bright Star Academy at their Westchester middle school, the charter school is looking for a new home. But if Bright Star can't find a new school site for the fall, the charter could return to Wright Middle School, said Jeff Hilger, executive...>> More
NPR: All Things Considered - January 1, 2008
NPR: The Secret to Long Life
Former assistant surgeon general Dr. Douglas Kamerow tells us what is the most significant factor for longevity. Hint: It's not what you eat or how much you exercise.
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Los Angeles Times - May 24, 2007
Broad Gives Charter School Group a Boost
In his continued effort to bring pressures to bear on the Los Angeles public school system, billionaire philanthropist Eli Broad has committed more than $6 million to a high-performing charter school group to help it dramatically expand. The $6.5-million grant to the Alliance for College-Ready...>> More
California Department of Education - March 27, 2007
State Schools Chief Jack O'Connell Releases 2006 BASE API Results, Growth Targets, School Rankings
GLENDALE — State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O'Connell today released the 2006 Base Academic Performance Index (API) report for 9,400 California schools that were given targets for improvement. O’Connell also announced the release of school rankings based on comparisons...>> More
Los Angeles Times - November 30, 2006
Philanthropist Gives $10.5 Million to Charter School Group
Eli Broad's donation will help Green Dot open campuses near troubled L.A. Unified high schools.
Billionaire philanthropist Eli Broad has donated more than $10 million to a leading charter school organization that will help its bid to triple in size as it continues to establish itself as an...>> More
Los Angeles Times - November 11, 2006
UCLA to blacks: You're welcome
The parents and students at View Park Preparatory High School in the Crenshaw district had some tough questions for the visiting UCLA chancellor. Would more African American students be admitted to UCLA for the next school year? Or would the much-publicized changes in the school's admissions...>> More
Los Angeles Times - October 14, 2006
L.A. Schools Chief a "Rare One"
One thing is certain: If anyone doubts the abilities of David L. Brewer III to handle the superintendent's job, it is not Brewer himself.
As a young student attending Prairie View A&M University during the turbulent late '60s, David L. Brewer III had a singular confidence in his...>> More
Los Angeles Times - September 1, 2006
Far Fewer California Schools Meet Targets in State Testing
Just over half of California's schools met their state testing improvement targets — far fewer than last year — a disappointing result that was fueled by schools' inability to keep pace with rising expectations. This leveling off was especially worrisome in the data for poor...>> More
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