Priska Neely
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Florence Griffith Joyner elementary, a struggling school in Watts, is hinging its improvement plan on a turbo-shot of the arts. -
Resources for STEM — science, technology, engineering and math — are now plentiful in schools. But there are fewer guidelines on how to add the "A," or art, into the mix.
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The L.A. Philharmonic’s youth orchestra is celebrating its 10th anniversary with a California tour. To prepare, the young musicians are practicing more than music.
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More than 100,000 students attending California schools last year had no access to arts instruction, according to data released Thursday.
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A real estate development group announced a $20 million gift to the Irvine Unified School District to fund elementary arts and science programs for the next decade.
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On the eighth annual Student Recovery Day, district officials and volunteers sat down with families to talk about how to get students back in the classroom.
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This year, the Rowland Unified School District will give music classes to all elementary students. While music teachers are excited, some worry about implementation.
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Arts standards in California haven’t been touched since 2001. State legislators Tuesday passed a bill to bring them up to date.
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Thanks to a $10.1 million donation from the Herb Alpert Foundation, hundreds of music majors at the Los Angeles City College will be able to study for free starting next fall.
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After four years under state control, Inglewood Unified is still in trouble. The state administrator in charge of turning it around shares his goals for the year.
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