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The House that Neil Built

Monday, May 14 2012 10:20

Neil Anstead, who founded the Cleveland Humanities Magnet at Cleveland High School, was recognized last week when a classroom building was named in his honor. The Magnet school has been a flagship for the Humanitas program, which LAEP has been supporting for over 25 years. Humanitas teachers implement an interdisciplinary, writing-based approach in a program that now extends to 31 other district schools.

LAEP founder Peggy Funkhouser and Cleveland Humanities Magnet founder Neil Anstead.

Cleveland Humanties Magnet students attend the recognition ceremony.

A podium reflects the Humanitas interdisciplinary emphasis.

Carol Liu Makes Site Visits to LAEP Community Schools

Thursday, May 10 2012 12:06

California State Senator Carol Liu (21st District), Chair of the Senate Human Services and Budget Subcommittee #1 on Education, visited César Chavez Learning Academies (CCLA) and Pacoima Charter School in the northeast San Fernando Valley last week. Her visit, to explore how community schools work in order to advocate for the expansion of this strategy, included a roundtable discussion with LAUSD Board Member Nury Martinez, LA County Board of Education member Maria Reza, principals, LAUSD and agency representatives, and community school coordinators.

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Carol Liu, Nury Martinez and Ellen Pais discuss the community school strategy.

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