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1 week ago | 
the74million.org | Jinge Li
Get stories like this delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for The 74 Newsletter An LAUSD principal recently named a top school leader uses social media to build enthusiasm for her high school — and a strong spirit is spilling over into excellent academic outcomes, as well as strong enrollment. Rebecca McMurrin, principal of venerable Ulysses S.
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1 week ago | 
yahoo.com | Jinge Li
An LAUSD principal recently named a top school leader uses social media to build enthusiasm for her high school — and a strong spirit is spilling over into excellent academic outcomes, as well as strong enrollment. Rebecca McMurrin, principal of venerable Ulysses S. Grant High School in L.A.’s San Fernando Valley, takes a creative approach to leading the 2,000-student school, which boasts exceptional graduation rates and climbing admission numbers this year.
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2 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | Jinge Li
After more than 20 years, 10,000 students, and countless lives changed, Liza Bercovici stepped down last year as executive director of Gabriella Charter Schools — a network she built from heartbreak. In 1999, Bercovici lost her daughter Gabriella, 13, in a tragic bike accident while the family was on vacation in Grand Teton National Park. It was a moment that shattered her world.
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3 weeks ago | 
laschoolreport.com | Jinge Li
Your donation will help us produce journalism like this. Please give today. After more than 20 years, 10,000 students, and countless lives changed, Liza Bercovici stepped down last year as executive director of Gabriella Charter Schools — a network she built from heartbreak. In 1999, Bercovici lost her daughter Gabriella, 13, in a tragic bike accident while the family was on vacation in Grand Teton National Park. It was a moment that shattered her world.
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1 month ago | 
laschoolreport.com | Jinge Li
Your donation will help us produce journalism like this. Please give today. Los Angeles Unified School District families and educators are grappling with the impact of federal immigration policies as increased U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity has left many living in fear.
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Dec 5, 2024 | 
the74million.org | Jinge Li
Put Students First: Support Journalism That Exposes Truth and Inspires Action. Donate to The 74 At John C. Fremont High School STEAM Magnet in hardscrabble South Central Los Angeles, students face an uphill battle against social and economic hardship, with violence from the neighborhood sometimes filtering onto campus.
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Dec 2, 2024 | 
laschoolreport.com | Jinge Li
Your donation will help us produce journalism like this. Please give today. At John C. Fremont High School STEAM Magnet in hardscrabble South Central Los Angeles, students face an uphill battle against social and economic hardship, with violence from the neighborhood sometimes filtering onto campus. This school year Fremont High has seen security-related lockdowns on a nearly a monthly basis, including an incident at the beginning of the year when a gun was found in a student’s backpack.
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Nov 5, 2024 | 
uscannenbergmedia.com | Jinge Li |Hali Mecklin |Vincent Demonte |Sana Mahmud
Nineteen Annenberg Media reporters asked California voters casting ballots in Los Angeles a series of questions to get a sense of the electorate’s mood on Election Day. They asked the voters where they are from, what they do for a living, to describe the election in one word and who they chose in the presidential race: Vice President Kamala Harris or former President Donald Trump. Their answers are below.
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Nov 5, 2024 | 
laschoolreport.com | Jinge Li
Your donation will help us produce journalism like this. Please give today. The future of LA Unified School District’s signature program for Black students is in question after a federal civil rights complaint prompted changes to its efforts. This summer LAUSD overhauled its $120 million Black Student Achievement Program after a Virginia-based advocacy group Parents Defending Education filed a complaint challenging its policies related to race-based admissions for the program.
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Oct 3, 2024 | 
laschoolreport.com | Jinge Li
Your donation will help us produce journalism like this. Please give today. Parents of students in the Los Angeles Unified school district are raising concerns after four guns were found on campuses and a stabbing left a student in serious condition — all within the first three weeks of school. The troubling start to the school year comes amid a rise in violence at LA Unified schools that has been ongoing for years.
