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Compton Superintendent responds to student walkout

by By Vanessa Romo

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District officials didn’t have much to say after Tuesday’s student-led protest during which approximately 70 students walked out of class and marched several blocks from Compton High School to district headquarters.
On Wednesday Superintendent Darin Brawley released the following statement encouraging “stakeholders” to

LAUSD arts funding cut 76% in five years

by By Tami Abdollah

In the last five years, funding for arts education at L.A. Unified has dropped from a budgeted high of $78.6 million in 2007-8 to $18.6 million this year. The district has committed to returning funds to the 2007-8 levels. Credit: L.A. Unified
In the last five years, funding for arts education at L.A. Unified has dropped from a budgeted high of $78.6 million

API scores: An educational horse race that will soon change

by By Tami Abdollah

The California Department of Education will release the Academic Performance Index numbers Thursday in an annual tradition that is perhaps the closest equivalent to educational horse racing — parents and schools obsess over the scores and districts work to make them higher. Credit: L.A. County Fair
The California Department of Education will release the Academic Performance Index numbers Thursday in an