Education - latimes.com 'Hip Hop High' charter school in its closing days

Education - latimes.com

'Hip Hop High' charter school in its closing days By Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times Hawthorne's Academy for Recording Arts, known for giving troubled students access to a recording studio, shuts Thursday. Neither its online curriculum nor its teacher-led classes could save it. Cal State OKs 5% hike in undergraduate fees By Carla Rivera, Los Angeles Times Trustees approve a $204 increase for full-time students, raising overall annual cost to $5,097, not including housing or books. Hope for hungry students at UCLA By Carla Rivera, Los Angeles Times The student-run Food Closet and Swipes for the Homeless reach out to the campus' needy, many of whom prefer to remain hidden during hard times.

EDUCATION Headlines from L.A. Now Cal State raises undergraduate student fees by 5%06/18/2010, 12:57 p.m. LAUSD layoffs expected, but thousands of jobs are being saved06/16/2010, 1:20 p.m. Black students added to discrimination probe at L.A. Unified06/12/2010, 6:34 p.m. Columnist urges UCLA grads to thank campus workers06/11/2010, 7:03 p.m. Fire at Florence recycling center releases toxic fumes06/11/2010, 3:03 p.m. Founders of high scoring San Fernando Valley charter school charged with theft of $200,00006/11/2010, 1:13 p.m.