LOS ANGELES, Calif.—Former Los Angeles Lakers star Earvin “Magic” Johnson announced today he is partnering with a New York-based for-profit education company to help dropouts and at-risk students in failing schools in urban school districts across the country.

Magic Johnson Enterprises will join with EdisonLearning to set up dropout prevention and recovery centers for high school-age students who have already left school or are at risk of leaving and want to earn a standard high school diploma.

The Los Angeles Unified School District Monday unveiled a new healthier school menu with the kickoff of its “I’m In” campaign at Rancho Dominguez Preparatory School in Long Beach. And although officials say the more than 60 items included on the new menu were kid-tested and -driven, reaction to the food was mixed by some of the students invited to the tasting.