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OpEd: Manual Arts teachers, alumni and parents write a new plan for education...
By Mark Gomez, Social Studies Teacher at Manual Arts High School Attendees decorate t-shirts at a community forum held in the summer. This is a David and Goliath story in which energized teachers,...
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A little competition at Manual Arts gets students up and moving
Manual Arts High School journalism students created audio slideshows that showcased their dancing skills through photography and personal commentary. Select students danced to traditional Latin music,...
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This is a collection of writings by ninth graders in Mark Gomez’ geography class at Manual Arts High School about the Los Angeles riots then and now. They wrote their essays using the five themes of...
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Fair strives to build “Endless minds for endless futures”
By Betrice Coleman-Sweet A group of magnificent young leaders from the Academy of Finance created an incredible experience for the community last Saturday at Manual Arts High School. They made sure...
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Manual Arts teachers march against school overhaul plans
There are some big changes coming to South LA’s Manual Arts High School, and not everyone is excited about them. The school has been awarded a $1.9 million School Improvement Grant (SIG) from the...
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Gates Millennium Scholars Make Manual Arts Proud!
By Kyle Holland, LA’s Promise Manual Arts High School seniors, John Mendoza and Adedamola Tombrown have been awarded the prestigious Gates Millennium Scholarship. Both are the very first students from...
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Community Rights Campaign confronts over-policing in schools
Ratio of citations per black student to citations per white student for the most recent three school years Students, parents and teachers rallied at Martin Luther King Blvd. and Vermont Ave. near...
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LA School District endorses Proposition 47 to reduce punishment for common...
A student pushes for Proposition 47 with a sign reading “Smart Jusice.” | Kate Guarino More than 100 youth and community leaders gathered Tuesday in Downtown L.A. to rally in support of Proposition 47....
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Students at South LA’s Manual Arts High react to superintendent’s resignation
John Deasy speaks at a City Year event in 2013. | City Year Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent John Deasy resigned on Thursday, ending a controversial, much-discussed tenure. The word...
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LAUSD superintendent’s South LA legacy
John Deasy speaks at a City Year event in 2013. | City Year High school seniors in the Los Angeles Unified School District graduating in 2015 have attended school under five different superintendents...
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