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The Urban Challenge in Education was written to share the lessons learned by seventeen highly successful charter schools in Los Angeles, CA. It provides readers with a list of characteristics that are common among these outstanding charter schools and can be used as a guide for all schools as they attempt to meet the needs of their students.
List of contents
Acknowledgements
Preface
Introduction
Prologue
Part I - Charter Elementary Schools
1. Fenton Avenue Charter School
Lake View Terrace, CA
2. Antonio Maria Lugo Academy
Huntington Park, CA
3. Milagro Charter School
Los Angeles, CA
4. Synergy Charter Academy
Los Angeles, CA
Part II - Charter Middle Schools
5. Lakeview Charter Academy
Lake View Terrace, CA
6. Valor Academy
Arleta, CA
7. View Park Accelerated Charter School
Los Angeles, CA
Part III - Charter High Schools
8. Bright Star Academy
Los Angeles, CA
9. Environmental Science and Technology High School
Los Angeles, CA
10. Dr. Olga Mohan High School
Los Angeles, CA
11. Port of Los Angeles High School
San Pedro, CA
Part IV - Span Schools
12. Camino Nuevo Charter Academy
Los Angeles, CA
13. Gabriella Charter School
Los Angeles, CA
14. Larchmont Charter School
Los Angeles, CA
15. Magnolia Science Academy
Reseda, CA
16. Our Community
Chatsworth, CA
17. Vaughn Next Century Learning Center
Pacoima, CA
Conclusion
About the Authors
References
About the author
By Joseph Scollo; Dona Stevens and Ellen Pomella
Summary
The Urban Challenge in Education was written to share the lessons learned by seventeen highly successful charter schools in Los Angeles, CA. It provides readers with a list of characteristics that are common among these outstanding charter schools and can be used as a guide for all schools as they attempt to meet the needs of their students.
