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While many students were going on summer vacations, sleeping in and getting recharged for the new school year, one teacher was in Ecuador studying the effects of the environment on caterpillars. She has brought back her experiences to her students.
Bravo Medical Magnet High School Science...
Nationwide, 68% of high school graduates enroll in college, but in California, the average stands to just over half. Yet, most jobs in the state will require employees to have a college degree, a requirement that only 30% of Californians currently meet.
Enter College Summit, a national...
Americans usually favor the underdog, the rages to riches stories, the underachiever who made it big or the sports teams that came from behind to win it all. That same sentiment can also apply to continuation schools.
Established in America in 1919, continuation schools were designed for...
This story is part of the LAUSD Journal's series entitled “Profiles in Progress,” which will focus on teachers who incorporate their own, innovative methods to get their students to perform at high levels.
The first instrument that Randy Rodarte, music director...
District Employees Rallied in Remarkable Ways for Beloved Co-Worker
Juan Barclay buried his secret as deep as he could for as long as he could. Holding his tongue, he never discussed his declining health. That is, until his body broke his silence, revealing the truth clue by clue.
He shed...
Do California Standards Tests Show Start of Trend in LAUSD?
On a recent Thursday afternoon, Sarah Stevenson kept the students in her ninth-grade algebra class at Polytechnic High School attending to linear functions, even as the end of the school day approached. When the...
School made the highest API gain in the District
Rising out of the midst of the Highland Park community, Luther Burbank Middle School is worth watching – and emulating. Improved academic achievement and successful programs are boosting community support and increasing enrollment....
What’s so hard about performing the Bard?
The language, for one thing, plus the challenge of making characters from distant times in strange clothing seem real, especially to a contemporary teen-age audience accustomed to reality shows featuring characters with a long list of social and...
This year, LAUSD Journal is launching a series entitled “Profiles in Progress,” which will focus on teachers who incorporate their own, innovative methods to get their students to perform at high levels. We begin the series with Carlos Lauchu, a science teacher at Millikan...
The kindergarten students gathered on the playground at Cheremoya Elementary School located near the Hollywood sign, anticipating a glimpse of history as the space shuttle Endeavor glided through a farewell flyover of Southern California.
Cheremoya was one of several schools, including the Dr....
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