Westchester Schools explore self-governance
A comumunity meeting hosted by the Westchester/Playa del Rey Education Foundation Thursday, June 7th, to discuss the concept of autonomy for Westchester area schools took a contentious turn after several area educators complained that they had not be...
10.4K - Jun. 14, 2007; scored 1000.0

Westchester parents forge bond in efforts to improve schools through autonomy from L.A. school district
After a summer of intense discussions and heated debates about the need to improve the level of academic instruction for Westchester students, two parental education advocates have joined forces to seek autonomy from the Los Angeles Unified School Di...
6.3K - Sep. 6, 2007; scored 952.0

Westchester/Playa del Rey: Education Foundation asks school district where grant money is for Westchester High
Frustrated by months of seeking answers without any substantive response, a prominent local education reform advocate is now publicly making inquiries about federal grant money raised with the help of her organization that she believes was received b...
7.3K - Sep. 27, 2007; scored 952.0

Westchester/Playa del Rey: Education Foundation asks school district where grant money is for Westchester High
Frustrated by months of seeking answers without any substantive response, a prominent local education reform advocate is now publicly making inquiries about federal grant money raised with the help of her organization that she believes was received b...
7.3K - Sep. 28, 2007; scored 952.0

Los Angeles Schools: Computer problems plague teachers' paychecks
What started out as a worrisome computer glitch has rapidly escalated into a drawn-out financial predicament for many teachers in the Los Angeles United School District (LAUSD), say officials at United Teachers of Los Angeles. The leadership of the 4...
4.9K - Oct. 25, 2007; scored 753.0

Westchester High in bottom fifth in the state, according to WASC accreditation committee
A recent review of Westchester High School s academic performance identified substantial deficiencies and a lack of communication between parents, teachers and administrators, according to the organization that accredits California high schools. The ...
5.6K - May. 3, 2007; scored 722.0

Local News Highlights of 2007
The Argonaut looks back on 2007 and some of the local stories that made our news pages during the past year. Last week we reviewed the local news of January 1st through June 30th. This week we continue with what happened in the local community betwee...
43.9K - Jan. 4, 2008; scored 361.0

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DUST-UP
Downsizing LAUSD
Troubled Crenshaw and Westchester high schools have taken more control over their campuses from the district. If they succeed, and if more schools become charters (like Locke High School), would that suggest L.A. Unified could be better off broken up? Lisa Snell and David Tokofsky conclude their debate.

The Homeroom
Parent forum
I met recently with more than a dozen parents -- all but one were moms, truth be told -- who come from all over L.A. and who are determined to send their kids to public schools.

One of them was Kelly Kane, who got involved with schools in Westchester before her kids were old enough to enroll.

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