By Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times
Overcoming a few roadblocks during the first year, administrators and students of Central Los Angeles High School No. 9 School of Visual and Performing Arts remain optimistic.
By Carla Rivera, Los Angeles Times
Protesters chant outside before her arrival. In her speech, she chides Jerry Brown and jokes about the controversy surrounding her contract.
By Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times
The mayor says L.A. Unified didn't give charters a fair chance in an earlier bid for control of new and low-performing campuses.
By Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times
The appointment raises speculation that John Deasy could replace Supt. Ramon C. Cortines within two years.
By Larry Gordon and Raja Abdulrahim, Los Angeles Times
Campus suspends Muslim Student Union for allegedly planning to disrupt Israeli diplomat's speech, and then denying it. Experts say it's unusual for a whole group to be sanctioned in civil disobedience cases.
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.
