Sunday, June 20, 2010

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

Education - latimes.com

'Hip Hop High' charter school in its closing days

'Hip Hop High' charter school in its closing days


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


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


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.