By Dr. John Deasy, Superintendent, Los Angeles Unified School District. It’s a fact that schools are underfunded and it’s fact that there is no shortage of needs. But it’s also a fact that money, while sorely needed, represents only one kind of resource; our communities are rich in a different kind of resource, which comes [...]
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One out of every four students in LAUSD drops out of high school before completing their degree requirements. Last Friday, September 23rd, City Year Los Angeles corps members spent the day working alongside LAUSD officials and L.A. community members during Student Recovery Day, an initiative to encourage students who have left high school before graduation [...]
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As the new school year begins, the Los Angeles Unified School District typically sees high numbers of absent students and potential dropouts. To address this issue, the LAUSD organized its third “Student Recovery Day” in which volunteers help recover “No-Show” students; those students who did not return to school for the fall semester. Our 200 [...]
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