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Centinela Valley Union High School District
Centinela Valley Union High School District, (CVUHSD) is a public union high school district located in southern California that serves about 6,800 students in grades 9–12 from Lawndale, Hawthorne, Lennox, Del Aire, and El Camino Village. The district's four associated elementary feeder school districts are Hawthorne School District, Lawndale Elementary School District, Lennox School District, and Wiseburn School District./nowiki>the Centinela Valley Union High School District/nowiki>'s assessed property tax valuation."Merl, Jean.School District Breakup On Hold" ''Los Angeles Times''. December 11, 2004. Retrieved on April 5, 2014. As of 2014, most students within the Wiseburn School District do not matriculate to Centinela Valley after leaving the 8th grade. In November 2013 the voters in the Wiseburn school district voted to separate from Centinela Valley and establish a high school for the Wiseburn district.Kuznia, Rob.Aerospace business corridor in El Segundo a cash co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
California
California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the most populated subnational entity in North America and the 34th most populous in the world. The Greater Los Angeles area and the San Francisco Bay Area are the nation's second and fifth most populous urban regions respectively, with the former having more than 18.7million residents and the latter having over 9.6million. Sacramento is the state's capital, while Los Angeles is the most populous city in the state and the second most populous city in the country. San Francisco is the second most densely populated major city in the country. Los Angeles County is the country's most populous, while San Bernardino County is the largest county by area in the country. California borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lawndale Elementary School District
Lawndale Elementary School District (LESD) is a school district headquartered in Lawndale, California, United States. The district educates residents in: Lawndale, and portions of Hawthorne, as well as unincorporated areas in Los Angeles County (including Alondra Park). {{Education in Los Angeles County, California School districts in Los Angeles County, California Lawndale, California Hawthorne, California ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KCAL-TV
KCAL-TV (channel 9) is an independent television station in Los Angeles, California, United States. It is owned by the CBS News and Stations group alongside CBS West Coast flagship KCBS-TV (channel 2). Both stations share studios at the CBS Studio Center on Radford Avenue in the Studio City section of Los Angeles, while KCAL-TV's transmitter is located atop Mount Wilson. History KFI-TV (1948–1951) Channel 9 signed on the air as commercial station KFI-TV on August 25, 1948, owned by Earle C. Anthony alongside KFI radio (640 AM). However, the station was originally licensed as experimental W6XEA about 1940, and in 1944 applied for the call letters KSEE (which are now used by the NBC affiliate in Fresno, California). It is unknown whether any transmissions occurred under either call sign. The station initially broadcast a limited schedule with six hours weekly, and formally began operations on October 6, 1948, with hours that day. Though KFI had long been affiliated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Deasy (educator)
John Edward Deasy (; born 1961 in East Providence, Rhode Island) is an American businessman who served as the superintendent of Stockton Unified School District from June 1, 2018 to June 15, 2020. Prior to that, Deasy served as the superintendent for Los Angeles Unified School District from 2011 to 2014, Prince George's County Public Schools from 2006 to 2008, Santa Monica–Malibu Unified School District from 2001 to 2006, and Coventry Public Schools from 1996 to 2001. Career Early career (1983–1996) Deasy started as a teacher of chemistry, biology and earth science before becoming the assistant principal of La Salle Military Academy in 1984. He became the director of personnel of Coventry Public Schools in 1987, the principal of Lake George Junior/Senior High School in 1983, and the principal of Coventry High School in 1993. Santa Monica–Malibu Unified School District (2001–2006) In 2001, Deasy was picked to head the Santa Monica–Malibu Unified School Distr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Angeles Unified School District
Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) is a public school district in Los Angeles, California, United States. It is the largest public school system in California in terms of number of students and the 2nd largest public school district in the United States, with only the New York City Department of Education having a larger student population. During the 2022–2023 school year, LAUSD served 565,479 students, including 11,795 early childhood education students and 27,740 adult students. During the same school year, it had 24,769 teachers and 49,231 other employees. It is the second largest employer in Los Angeles County after the county government. The school district's budget for the 2021-2022 school year was $10.7 billion, increasing to $12.6 billion for the 2022–2023 school year. The school district's jurisdiction area consists of the city of Los Angeles and all or portions of several adjoining cities in southwestern Los Angeles County, California. LAUSD has its own ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Angeles Times
The ''Los Angeles Times'' (abbreviated as ''LA Times'') is a daily newspaper that started publishing in Los Angeles in 1881. Based in the LA-adjacent suburb of El Segundo since 2018, it is the sixth-largest newspaper by circulation in the United States. The publication has won more than 40 Pulitzer Prizes. It is owned by Patrick Soon-Shiong and published by the Times Mirror Company. The newspaper’s coverage emphasizes California and especially Southern California stories. In the 19th century, the paper developed a reputation for civic boosterism and opposition to labor unions, the latter of which led to the bombing of its headquarters in 1910. The paper's profile grew substantially in the 1960s under publisher Otis Chandler, who adopted a more national focus. In recent decades the paper's readership has declined, and it has been beset by a series of ownership changes, staff reductions, and other controversies. In January 2018, the paper's staff voted to unionize ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morningside High School
Morningside High School is a public high school in Inglewood, California. It is the second largest high school after Inglewood High School in the city. History In 1951, the first two classes of students came to the Morningside Park area of Inglewood to attend the new Morningside High School. Incoming 9th graders came from the surrounding junior high schools, and a class of 10th graders transferred to Morningside from Inglewood High School. Some of Inglewood High School's faculty transferred as well, including A. John Waldmann, the first principal of Morningside High School. In popular culture In 1993, Wesley Snipes narrated the documentary, '' Hardwood Dreams'', following five MHS seniors during their last high school basketball season as they dreamt of the National Basketball Association. Ten years later, Snipes narrated the 2004 TV sequel, '' Hardwood Dreams: Ten Years Later''. Chris Gaines was a fictional MHS student and alternative rock musician, developed by Garth Broo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inglewood High School (California)
Inglewood High School is a four-year public high school in Inglewood, California. History The school opened its doors in 1905. On October 29, 2021, Inglewood High School beat Morningside High School 106-0. The win caused outrage for which the principal later apologized for "poor sportsmanship". Notable faculty *Gladys Waddingham, author, taught Spanish for 45 years at the high school * Daniel Anthony Farris (also known as D Smoke), rap artist, Spanish and music-theory teacher Notable alumni * Glenn M. Anderson, 37th Lieutenant Governor of California, Congressman * Sonny Bono, singer, songwriter, actor and politician * Robert Finch, 38th Lieutenant Governor of California * Donald Merrifield, Jesuit priest and president of Loyola University of Los Angeles * Edla Muir, architect * Mack 10, American rapper * Ms. Toi, American rapper Basketball * DeAngelo Collins, professional basketball player * Jason Crowe, professional basketball player * Ade Dagunduro, professional ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Segundo Unified School District
El Segundo Unified School District is a school district headquartered in El Segundo, California, El Segundo, California, United States. The district serves all residents living in El Segundo and covers the western part of the city; the portion of the Wiseburn School District in El Segundo has businesses but no residents.Kuznia, Rob.Wiseburn district eyes wow factor in creating new comprehensive high school" ''Daily Breeze''. March 28, 2013. Retrieved on April 19, 2014. "The district also extends into the aerospace and commercial district of El Segundo, which has zero residents but is prized by government entities for its extremely lucrative tax base and bonding capacity." History In 1912 the El Segundo School District opened, taking territory from the Wiseburn School District. At that time the area was within the Inglewood, California, Inglewood Union High School District, now known as the Centinela Valley Union High School District. On November 22, 1925, the El Segundo High School ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lennox School District
Lennox Elementary School District is a public school district based in Lennox, an unincorporated area in Los Angeles County, California Los Angeles County, officially the County of Los Angeles, and sometimes abbreviated as L.A. County, is the List of the most populous counties in the United States, most populous county in the United States and in the U.S. state of California, ..., United States. The district serves a few sections of Hawthorne. The district was established in 1910. Schools Lower secondary: * Lennox Middle School Primary: * Buford Elementary School * Felton Elementary School * Dolores Huerta Elementary School * Jefferson Elementary School * Moffett Elementary School Other: * School Readiness Center * Lennox State Preschool * Lennox Virtual Academy References External links * School districts in Los Angeles County, California 1910 establishments in California School districts established in 1910 {{California-school-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inglewood Unified School District
Inglewood Unified School District abbreviated (IUSD) is a public school system district headquartered in Inglewood, California ( USA) IUSD serves most of the city of Inglewood and much of the unincorporated Los Angeles County community of Ladera Heights. A small section of View Park-Windsor Hills and a small section of Los Angeles are in the district boundaries. History When the Inglewood Union High School District, now known as the Centinela Valley Union High School District (CVUHSD), formed in 1905, the Inglewood elementary school district was within its territory. The name of the high school district changed to its current name on November 1, 1944. On July 1, 1954, the Inglewood elementary school district withdrew from CVUSD and became a unified school district that also operated high schools. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Continuation School
A continuation high school is an alternative to a comprehensive high school. In some countries it is primarily for students who are considered at risk of not graduating at the normal pace. The requirements to graduate are the same, but the scheduling is more flexible to allow students to earn their credits at a slower pace. Denmark The Danish continuation schools (Danish: '' Efterskole'') cover 8th to 10th forms and comprise a broad range of school types. The schools specialize in different educational themes or specific youth-groups. Typical examples are sports, outdoor activities and various creative arts productions. Many continuation schools in Denmark are boarding schools and a stay is normally privately funded by school-fees. The majority of attending pupils have chosen a continuation school after having finished their elementary school programs at the 9th form. The admission to continuation schools has increased in the 2000s and the association of Danish Industry has c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
