Education

Brittney M. Walker  |   OW Staff Writer
Jan 29 2009

Scholarship can fuel the future

 Los Angeles, CA - College isn’t cheap, but it’s important for youth to get a college degree. According to Collegeboard.com, the average price for a private education at a four-year institution is $25,143 per year, which was 5.9% higher in 2008 than the previous year.

Cynthia E. Griffin-  |   OW Managing Editor
Jan 24 2009

Los Angeles woman nominated for
international recognition

Agnes Stevens, founder of School on Wheels, has been nominated for the World’s Children’s Prize for the Rights of the Child (WCPRC).

This is the world’s largest education initiatives on democracy and children’s rights, and empowers children and young people all over the world to make their voices heard.

Jan 24 2009

Applications available for free public school on Cal State-L.A. Campus

Eighth, ninth and tenth graders with talent in the visual and performing arts are invited to apply for the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts’ fall 2008 semester.

Arts High is a tuition-free public school located on the campus of California State University, Los Angeles. The award-winning school combines conservatory-style arts training with a college preparatory academic curriculum.

Students who reside in Los Angeles County may apply to audition in one of the following areas: theater, dance, music (vocal and instrumental) and visual arts.

Jan 17 2009

Adam David Miller

“Pssst. Pass this back.”

Remember all the trouble you got into when you were in school, passing notes to your friend in the next row? Oh, the teacher sure got mad at you for interrupting, but when you really think about it now, it was some pretty minor stuff.

Imagine if a simple note passed could get you run out of town. That’s what happened to Adam David Miller, and in his memoir “Ticket to Exile” (c.2007, Heyday Books, $14.95, 237 pages) , you’ll read about the life that lead up to one innocent afternoon.

Cynthia E. Griffin-  |   OW Managing Editor
Jan 15 2009

Local schools use innovation, collaboration and other approaches to boost student learning

Experiments often produce unintended results, and that is exactly what happened between Angeles Mesa Elementary School and its big brother down the street—Crenshaw High School.

“Last year (2007) Crenshaw students came and read books to our kids, and we called it a Family Fun Day. Mr. Griffin last year loaned us his A.P. (Advanced Placement) English students one or two times a month for one hour, and they read stories to the kids,” explained Elaine Wrice, categorical programs advisor at Angeles Mesa.

Across Black America

Here’s a look at African American people and issues making headlines throughout the country.
 

Alabama
Freeman A. Hrabowski, president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, will address the annual African American Business Council luncheon on June 28. Hrabowski, who is chairman of President Barack Obama’s Advisory Commission on Education Excellence for African Americans, has a national reputation for his work studying the performance of minority students in math and science. Hrabowski, named one of the 10 best college presidents in the country by Time magazine, was a child leader in the Civil Rights Movement in Birmingham in the 1960s.
 

Arkansas
The Liberty Counsel filed a motion and a brief in United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas seeking to intervene on behalf of a Concepts of Life crisis pregnancy center to defend against a suit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union and the Center for Reproductive Rights. The groups seek to impose a permanent injunction before the Human Heartbeat Protection Act goes into effect July 18. Liberty Counsel also filed a brief opposing the ACLU’s request for an injunction. The “Heartbeat” bill states that when a woman seeks an abortion at or after the 12th week, doctors must test for a fetal heartbeat before an abortion is performed and inform the pregnant mother that the child in her womb has a heartbeat. If a heartbeat is detected, a woman cannot have an abortion, except in cases of rape, incest, and if a mother’s life is in danger. “As we promised when the legislation was introduced, Liberty Counsel will defend this law without reservation for the people of Arkansas, born and pre-born,” said Matt Staver, founder and chairman of Liberty Counsel. “No right is more foundational than the right to life. Without life, all other rights are irrelevant,” concluded Staver.