Events Calendar
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Oct
2016
The Grafton on Sunset (Bar 20), 8462 W. Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90069
From 8:30 p.m. to midnight
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2016
Compton College to replace trustee
The Board of Trustees of Compton Community College will appoint an individual to fulfill the remainder of a seat recently vacated by trustee Leslie Irving. The deadline to submit an application is Oct. 7.
ITT Technical Institutes shut down across California
ITT Technical Institutes announced this week that it is ceasing operations following a ruling by the U.S. Department barring it from accepting new students who receive federal financial aid. The company is reported to have 14 campuses in California, seven ...
Preparing the next generation of scientists
On a warm and sunny morning, a dozen precocious pre-kindergarteners at New Liberty Child Care in South Los Angeles were busy using their ingenuity and an assortment of makeshift materials to construct a mini-recycling park.
Giving West L.A. youngsters a math and science boost
L.A. sixth grader Alana Matthews thinks that someday she might like to be an astronaut. But on a recent morning, she was focused on a more immediate goal: tweaking the designs on a paper rocket to increase how long it ...
Teens create app to help answer questions about sex
His appearance at the seventh Teens Exploring Technology (TXT) Demo Day held Saturday morning at the USC Salvatori Computer Science Center was not unexpected—but he was only supposed to encourage the participants.
Brotherhood Crusade will launch mentoring program
With the last weeks of summer on the horizon, students, parents and educational officials are preparing for the start of school with new programs.
Ask A Cop
Recently, Chief Charlie Beck mandated that all Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officers attend a training session to better de-escalate potentially violent encounters in regards to use of force.
Hearing will explore the educational needs of boys and men of color
The Assembly Select Committee on the Status of Boys and Men of Color in California, will hold a public hearing tomorrow from 2:30-4:30 p.m. in the courtyard of the California African American Museum, 600 State Drive, Exposition Park in Los ...
Gardena principal chosen as top administrator
Marcia S. Reed, principal of 186th Street Elementary School in Gardena, was selected as California’s 2016 National Distinguished Principal as part of a state-wide search conducted by the Association of California School Administrators, according to Elementary Principal Representative Ron Tanimura.
Project Reach empowers Compton Unified students
Project Reach, a CSI3 program, is increasingly being recognized for its work helping to improve the test scores and academic performance of students in Compton Unified School District for the school year 2015-2016.
LAUSD improves high school grad rates and college-preparedness
Area graduation ceremonies for 2016 have been completed and the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) has reportedly made great progress in preparing youth for success.
Troubling pay gap exists for early childhood teachers
Preschool is a critical means of expanding educational equity and opportunity by giving every child a strong start.
I.am College Track inaugural class heads to college
Last week, leading college completion program College Track, hosted a Launch to College graduation ceremony celebrating the inaugural graduating class of i.am College Track students.
Avoiding financial aid scams
As students prepare to enroll in college this year and take out loans to pay for higher education, Attorney General Kamala D. Harris issued the following tips, encouraging Californians to know all the facts—and avoid potentially harmful scams—before taking on ...
Carson school among state’s best
Carson’s California Academy of Mathematics ranked 10th statewide and 100th nationally among the best high schools, according to ratings released recently by U.S. News & World Report. The local campus has a college readiness index of 82.6 percent.
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