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Category: Education


What is the Future of Education in America?

August 21, 2012

August 21, 2012

The Willows Community School, 8509 Higuera Street in Culver City, will host acclaimed speaker, author and activist Jonathan Kozol on...

Local Schools Also Rank High

August 21, 2012

August 21, 2012

California Dept. of Education recently released its rankings of public schools, based on its Academic Performance Index, or API. “10â€...

Outstanding Local Students Help Heal the World

August 20, 2012

August 20, 2012

Three local students who are tackling global issues and creating lasting change were the recent recipients of the prestigious Diller...

Cal State L.A. Graduate Students Named Casanova Scholars

August 6, 2012

August 6, 2012

Eleven Cal State L.A. (CSULA) graduate students — who plan to pursue advance degrees in fields ranging from applied biotechnology...

School’s Out for Summer! Continued from last month…

July 20, 2012

July 20, 2012

Molly WurwandWindward School ‘12 Q: What are your plans for the fall?I will be attending Tisch at New York University,...

Archer Student Wins Congressional Art Competition

July 20, 2012

July 20, 2012

Jasmine Chen, who enters her senior year at Archer School for Girls this fall, recently won the California 30th District’s...

School of Martial Arts – West LA

July 20, 2012

July 20, 2012

The School of Martial Arts—West LA is now open. California-born Sifu (teacher) Ryan Scott has returned to his home state...

How I Spent My Summer Vacation

July 20, 2012

July 20, 2012

My wife and I just spent two most amazing weeks in Scotland. We traveled there because my daughter, Katie Hall,...

School’s Out for Summer!

June 15, 2012

June 15, 2012

It is officially summer, when Westside schools have to say goodbye to their seniors. As the graduation parties, speeches, senior...

The Salvation Army Haven: Brentwood School’s Approach to Community Partnerships

June 15, 2012

June 15, 2012

Monday, April 23: I am standing near the door as a line of men and women eagerly shuffle into the...