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'Priority schools' plan is latest to remake failing LA Unified schools
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Sep 24, 2013
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'Priority schools' plan is latest to remake failing LA Unified schools
L.A. Unified and seven other California school districts get a new plan this year, under a new federal waiver. Buddy schools are the big new idea.
Jordan High School in Watts is under massive construction. Administrators hope improvement to academics will be equally as dramatic.
Jordan High School in Watts is under massive construction. Administrators hope improvement to academics will be equally as dramatic.
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L.A. Unified and seven other California school districts get a new plan this year, under a new federal waiver. Buddy schools are the big new idea.

Last month, eight school districts in California — including LA Unified — vowed to follow new federal rules meant to turn around chronically failing schools. KPCC's Annie Gilbertson visited one of the LA's most troubled schools to find out how the changes will work.