USC touts diversity of incoming freshman class
Sep 28 2011

Seven percent Black

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—The incoming freshman class at the University of Southern California is the most diverse in the university’s history, the school reported today.

Of 2,931 entering undergraduates, 25 percent are Asian, 12 percent Hispanic, 7 percent Black and 2 percent Native American or Pacific Islander, according to USC.

The university also reported that the entering class is the most upwardly mobile of any it has accepted. About 14 percent of incoming freshman are the first in their families to attend a university.

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County names 16 teachers ‘Best of the Best’
Sep 23 2011

Chosen from 75,000 teachers

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—Ten women and six men were recognized today as the “best of the best” among Los Angeles County’s nearly 75,000 K-12 public school educators.

Three Los Angeles Unified School District teachers made the cut. The others teach in Arcadia, Azusa, Bellflower, Burbank, Castaic, Palmdale, East Whittier, Manhattan Beach, Norwalk, San Marino and Torrance.

The winners span all grade levels and school subjects, and their experience levels vary widely.

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Mayor Villaraigosa announces grant to prevent chronic truancy
Sep 23 2011

Workforce Investment Grant

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa today announced the city will receive at least $10 million in federal funds to help keep chronically absent students in school.

The federal Workforce Investment Grant will be given to the Los Angeles Unified School District to hire full-time staff that will work with students year-round to improve attendance.

The grant could be as high as $13 million. The amount might go up after Congress finalizes its budget, but $10 million is guaranteed.

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National university and college rankings
Sep 13 2011

Loyola Marymount University in top 10

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—Loyola Marymount University was deemed the fourth-best regional university in the western United States on the U.S. News & World Report’s ranking of colleges and universities released today.

Chapman University in Orange placed eighth on the regional list, which was headed by Trinity University in Austin, Texas. Cal State Long Beach was listed 26th, and California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, was 33rd, tied with Cal State Fullerton and and CSU Chico.

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Finalists for AVC president to attend public forums

One candidate withdraws

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New AVC vice president hired

Erin Vines to serve as V.P.

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