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East College Prep charter school expanding Lincoln Heights campus
The expansion should be completed by the next school year Read More »
Education
Demo work at Boyle Heights’ Roosevelt High halted after asbestos discovered
School officials said there is no danger to children, and air samples are being taken daily Read More »
Echo Park and Silver Lake schools learning from Madison Avenue
“We have to be creative about how we reach out to parents” Read More »
Northeast L.A. charter schools learn a lesson in competition
Competition from other charters as well as public schools has created a tougher environmental for all the players. Read More »
Does Your Child Love School?
The new school year starts Aug. 27 at the Los Feliz Charter School for the Arts Read More »
Ref Rodriguez resigns Eastside school board seat after settling money-laundering charges
The remaining school board will now have to decide how to replace Rodriguez Read More »
L.A. Unified honors five Eastside educators as 2018 Teachers of the Year
The teachers work on campuses in Boyle Heights, Cypress Park, East Los Angeles, Highland Park and Lincoln Heights Read More »
Outstanding Eastside high school students start a new chapter
These Eastside grads are headed to college to pursue their interests, ranging from psychobiology to neuroscience. Read More »
Eastside school board member Ref Rodriguez arrested for allegedly being drunk in public
L.A. Unified school board member Refugio “Ref” Rodriguez, whose district includes schools from Silver Lake to East Los Angeles, was arrested last month and held ... Read More »
Two El Sereno students hit by car outside elementary school; parents concerned about safety
The students suffered minor injuries Read More »
Bulletin Board: Playdate at Ribet Academy’s Early Childhood Education Center
Submitted by Ribet Academy Early Childhood Education Center Ribet Academy’s Early Childhood Education Center would like to invite you to our playdate for current and ... Read More »
The girls of Lincoln Heights’ Sacred Heart High will soon have a gym of their own
A groundbreaking ceremony is scheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 10 Read More »
An aspiring mechanical engineer from Boyle Heights receives $10,000 college scholarship
Moises Aldape is a freshman at Cal State L.A. Read More »
Big new elementary school in the works for Boyle Heights
The campus would be used by charter operator KIPP LA Schools Read More »
A new vision for Roosevelt High has some Boyle Heights residents worried about demolition
The modernization would involve the demolition of school's oldest and largest building - the R Building Read More »