Wilmington is a neighborhood in the South Bay and Harbor region of Los Angeles,California,covering 9.14 square miles (23.7 km2).
The San Diego Union-Tribune is a metropolitan daily newspaper published in San Diego,California,that has run since 1868.
Rafe Esquith is an American teacher who taught at Hobart Boulevard Elementary School,in Los Angeles,California,from 1984 until his resignation in 2015 as a settlement with the LAUSD. Many of his students,who were all from a community of poor and immigrant families,started class very early,left late,and typically achieved high scores in standardized tests. Esquith has authored books about teaching and his annual class Shakespeare productions were featured in the 2005 documentary The Hobart Shakespeareans.
Jack Griffin served as Chief Executive Officer of the Tribune Publishing Company from April 14,2014 to February 23,2016. He currently serves as a senior advisor at investment banking firm DeSilva+Phillips.
Hyde Park is a neighborhood in the South region of Los Angeles,California. Formerly a separate city,it was consolidated with Los Angeles in 1923.
University Park is a 1.17 square miles (3.0 km2) neighborhood in the South Los Angeles region of Los Angeles,California. It is the home of the University of Southern California (USC),Mount St. Mary's College and Hebrew Union College. Additionally,the neighborhood is the home of the historic Shrine Auditorium.
James Monroe High School (JMHS),at 9229 Haskell Avenue in North Hills,California,is a public high school in the Los Angeles Unified School District. It is home to Small Learning Communities (SLCs) and two magnet schools. Its mascot is the Viking.
The USC Rossier School of Education is one of the graduate schools of the University of Southern California. Rossier offers six master's degree programs,a Doctor of Education in Organizational Change and Leadership (Ed.D.) degree,a Global Executive Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) and a Ph.D. in Urban Education Policy. Rossier also offers online programs including a master's in teaching English to speakers of other languages,an online Ed.D.,an online master's in school counseling,and an online master of arts in teaching. Rossier places an emphasis on the study of urban education locally,nationally and globally. The school also houses the USC Language Academy and the Office of Professional Development.
Ramón Curtis Cortines is an American educator who has served as the chancellor of the New York City Department of Education,and the superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District in Los Angeles,California. Cortines returned as Los Angeles superintendent in October 2014,and his contract was extended in June 2015 for another year,through June 2016.
United Teachers Los Angeles is the main representative of certified,non-administrative staff in the Los Angeles Unified School District. Incorporated in 1970,UTLA represented a merger of American Federation of Teachers local Los Angeles Teachers Alliance and National Education Association local Associated Classroom Teachers of Los Angeles.
Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) is a public school district in Los Angeles,California,United States. It is the largest public school system in California in terms of number of students and the 2nd largest public school district in the United States,with only the New York City Department of Education having a larger student population. During the 2022–2023 school year,LAUSD served 565,479 students,including 11,795 early childhood education students and 27,740 adult students. During the same school year,it had 24,769 teachers and 49,231 other employees. It is the second largest employer in Los Angeles County after the county government. The school district's budget for the 2021–2022 school year was $10.7 billion,increasing to $12.6 billion for the 2022–2023 school year.
The Robert F. Kennedy Community Schools,called the RFK Community Schools,is a complex of public schools in Los Angeles,California. This was formerly the site of the Ambassador Hotel,the site of the June 1968 assassination of presidential candidate United States Senator Robert F. Kennedy.
Los Angeles College Prep Academy is a charter school in Hermon,Los Angeles,California,near El Sereno. It occupies the campus of the former Pacific Christian High School.
Johanna Maska is an American communication professional. She was a longstanding aide to American President Barack Obama. She is CEO of the consulting firm,Global Situation Room.
Judy Burton was an important figure within the educational community within Los Angeles. After graduating college at the University of California,Los Angeles,Burton entered the education sector as a teacher at Hyde Park Elementary School. Burton then went on to lead LEARN as the new assistant superintendent of the program. In addition to her participation in LAUSD as a teacher and as an administrator,Burton helped develop one of the largest networks of charter schools in the Southern California Region,The Alliance College-Ready Public Schools,as its CEO.
Michelle King was an American educator. She was the first black woman to serve as superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD),the second-largest school district in the United States. She was appointed in January 2016 by the Los Angeles Board of Education.
Orthopaedic Hospital Medical Magnet High School is an alternate magnet high school located in the Historic South Central neighborhood in Los Angeles,California. The school is located near the Los Angeles Orthopedic Hospital on the property donated by the hospital. The school houses approximately 800 students.
The Superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District is the chief administrative officer of the District selected by the District's Board of Education. Portuguese-American educator and former superintendent of Miami-Dade County Public Schools,Alberto M. Carvalho,has been serving as the District's superintendent since February 14,2022.
John Edward Deasy is an American businessman who served as the superintendent of Stockton Unified School District from June 1,2018,to June 15,2020. Prior to that,Deasy served as the superintendent for Los Angeles Unified School District from 2011 to 2014,Prince George's County Public Schools from 2006 to 2008,Santa Monica–Malibu Unified School District from 2001 to 2006,and Coventry Public Schools from 1996 to 2001.
Vision to Learn is a US nonprofit organization that provides free optometry services to children in low-income communities.
