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South LA loses trees in Crenshaw/LAX Metro line construction
Construction for the new metro rail line on Crenshaw blvd. The new 8.5 mile Crenshaw/LAX light rail line could change the look of South L.A. by bringing an influx of businesses and pedestrian traffic....
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Los Angeles magnet school shows off successful STEM and AP program
The Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies, a prestigious magnet school focused on science, technology, engineering and mathematic curricula, is breaking the mold for lower-income, minority students....
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The wellness and diabetes group from the Martin Luther King Jr. Outpatient Center has climbed on board to take part in celebrity chef Jamie Oliver’s food revolution. The lesson today, “Fish Made Easy,”...
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From Watts to Walla Walla: The burdens and the blessings of my college education
Ashley Hansack (right) with a fellow student at a First Generation Mentorship Program Dinner at Whitman College in 2013. | Ashley Hansack During the fall of 2010, I applied to eighteen colleges and...
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LA School District endorses Proposition 47 to reduce punishment for common...
A student pushes for Proposition 47 with a sign reading “Smart Jusice.” | Kate Guarino More than 100 youth and community leaders gathered Tuesday in Downtown L.A. to rally in support of Proposition 47....
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Students at South LA’s Manual Arts High react to superintendent’s resignation
John Deasy speaks at a City Year event in 2013. | City Year Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent John Deasy resigned on Thursday, ending a controversial, much-discussed tenure. The word...
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Homecoming for Animo Inglewood alum running for state superintendent
Marshall Tuck, candidate for state superintendent of public instruction, checked up on Animo Inglewood Charter High School Thursday as part of his statewide bus tour. The campaign stop was extra...
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South LA high school curbs suspension rates with restorative justice
A student at Augustus Hawkins. | Sarah Zahedi At most high schools, getting into a fight means getting suspended. But for many students, suspension isn’t a helpful solution. That’s why Augustus Hawkins...
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LAUSD superintendent’s South LA legacy
John Deasy speaks at a City Year event in 2013. | City Year High school seniors in the Los Angeles Unified School District graduating in 2015 have attended school under five different superintendents...
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Storm disrupts power in South LA + Clippers donate $3 million to City Year
Los Angeles neighborhoods suffered power loss after a record storm. (Caitlyn Hynes / Intersections South LA) Storm Knocks Out Power To 8,200 LADWP Customers: Rain and wind caused power outages across...
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