Girls Academic Leadership Academy

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Girls Academic Leadership Academy: Dr. Michelle King School for STEM (GALA) is a public grade 6–12 [1] all girls' school in Mid-City, Los Angeles. [2] It is a part of the Los Angeles Unified School District. Mathematics and science are specialty fields of the school. [3] It is named after Michelle King, a Los Angeles educator.

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Circa 2013 the district began planning to establish the school. Initially it was to have grades 6 through 9. [4] The school opened in 2016. The district planned to open an all boys' school to comply with Title IX, [3] resulting in Boys Academic Leadership Academy opening the following year. [2]

References

  1. ↑ "Girls Academic Leadership Acad Dr. Michelle King Sch STEM". National Center for Education Statistics . Retrieved November 19, 2023.
  2. 1 2 Resmovits, Joy (August 15, 2017). "The newest battlefield in L.A. Unified's enrollment war is a boys school". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved November 19, 2023.
  3. 1 2 Resmovits, Joy (September 11, 2016). "As two all-girls schools open in L.A. this year, a motto emerges: 'We want you to know your voice matters'". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved November 19, 2023.
  4. ↑ Superville, Denisa R. (April 15, 2015). "Los Angeles District Approves Plans For Two Girls-Only Schools". Education Week . Retrieved November 19, 2023.

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