South Central Los Angeles

Henry Watson Returns To Florence & Normandie

AP | JOHN ROGERS and AMY TAXIN | Posted 04.27.2012

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LOS ANGELES -- Henry Keith Watson remembers April 29, 1992, as if it happened just last week. History won't allow him to forget it. It was a day that...

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The Affluent, Failing, Public School: Does It Really Exist?

Martha Infante | Posted 05.25.2011

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Martha Infante

If bad teachers are everywhere, then failing schools must be everywhere too. Thus I began my search for affluent, failing schools with the information available on the world wide web.

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The Best of L.A. in Action

Candy Spelling | Posted 05.25.2011

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Candy Spelling

Despite our state's projected multi-billion-dollar deficit, the after school program LA's Best not only survives, but thrives.

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