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Los Angeles Unified students grade district's new menu choices
School officials hope to set the table with healthful food that students will actually eat.
August 29, 2011
Los Angeles Times
It's a reform effort years in the making in the nation's second-largest school system. Only this one is being carried out around a group of tables at the district's massive kitchen, where the executive chef is serving his latest creations to several dozen teenagers.
Defienden fondos para sus estudios
Estudiantes se unen y aseguran que no hay que desanimarse para ir a la universidad, a pesar de los problemas económicos
March 26, 2011
La Opinion
Aunque la mayoría de los alumnos de la secundaria Lincoln de Los Ángeles considera proseguir la educación superior cuando terminen la escuela, la realidad es otra bien distinta: apenas unos 150 estudiantes por cada 500 que se gradúan continúan formándose, según el director del plantel, José Torres.
No More Looking Back: New Torres High Open to the Future
After decades of struggle, the first new eastside school in 85 years opens with lessons from the past.
September 16, 2010
Eastern Group Publications
Over 2,000 students this week sat for the first time in classrooms at Esteban E. Torres High School—realizing an opportunity fought for by generations of East Los Angeles residents.
Concerns over A-G
June 27, 2010
La Opinión
The A-G courses—15 essential courses with more rigorous academic content required for admission to four-year institution are not yet reaching the numbers of students they should. That is why some parents have justified fears that the schools will not be ready when this becomes the required curriculum in 2012.
Sin cursos para la universidad
Aunque hay avances, sólo 27% supera las materias A-G antes de graduarse
June 23, 2010
La Opinion
Un 92.5% de los estudiantes de secundaria del Este de Los Ángeles quiere asistir a una universidad de cuatro años. Pero sólo un 27% se gradúa habiendo superado los cursos A-G -15 asignaturas esenciales con contenidos más rigurosos-, necesarios para poder acceder a este tipo de instituciones.
Palace Revolt in Los Angeles?
Charter school and Latino leaders push unions to innovate
June 1, 2010
EDUCATION NEXT
Antonio Villaraigosa, the handsome high-voltage mayor of Los Angeles, really comes alive when recalling his start in local politics—as a labor organizer agitating for reform inside decrepit and overcrowded schools. “I cut my teeth working for the union. I cultivated these young teachers who had come to these schools to change the world,” he said, brimming with pride.
Altas Expectativas para Escuelas Piloto en Nueva Preparatoria Torres
Celebran aprobación de escuelas piloto
February 25, 2010
Eastern Group Publications
Después de dos años de organizar la base local y crear consciencia sobre el modelo de Escuelas Piloto, InnerCity Struggle y el East Los Angeles Education Collaborative-que están compuestos de organizaciones con base comunitaria, líderes civiles, padres y estudiantes-podrían aún estar celebrando hoy la victoria que fue la decisión por la Mesa Directiva de LAUSD en aprobar que cinco escuelas piloto, en vez de solo tres como el Superintendente Ramón Cortines había recomendado.
High Expectations for New Esteban Torres High School Pilots
February 25, 2010
After two-years of grassroots organizing to create awareness and gather support for the Pilot School model, InnerCity Struggle and the East Los Angeles Education Collaborative-comprised of community-based organizations, civic leaders, parents and students-are likely still celebrating their victory Tuesday when the LAUSD School Board voted to approve all five pilots school applications for the new Esteban Torres High School, rather then just the three and two charter schools recommended by the district's superintendent.
The Innovation of Pilot Schools
Opinion Editorial
February 14, 2010
La Opinion
East LA: Bold School Transformation
Opinion Editorial
February 12, 2010
City Watch
Change that parents and students can stand behind has finally reached East Los Angeles in the form of bold school transformation. Change that parents and students can stand behind has finally reached East Los Angeles in the form of bold school transformation.
Over the past few weeks, several plans for school transformation at Garfield High School and the new Esteban E. Torres High School were developed and presented to the community in preparation for a parent and community vote.