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Los Angeles Schools Run Nation's Second Largest District

In terms of numbers, Los Angeles Schools makeGovernor Schwarzenegger and the California
up the second largest public school districtDepartment of Finance. It alleged that they
in the country. Only New York City Schoolshad failed to appropriately fund Proposition
top them. The issues of running any urban98 during the 2004 to 2006 school years.
system are complex, but in massive districtsO'Connell is using the lawsuit's awards to
the numbers make efforts even more difficult.provide $2.7 billion to some of California
Los Angeles Schools Struggle with Graduationand Los Angeles Schools' highest risk
Rates Simply getting students to graduate isschools. The funds are part of a program
a challenge for the Los Angeles Schools. Acalled the Quality Education Investment Act.
2006 USA Today study reported that LosThe funds will provide chosen Los Angeles
Angeles Schools were among several largeSchools with additional per pupil funds of
urban districts with less than 50% of its$500 for k-3rd grade, $900 for 4th through
students gradating from high school on time.8th, and $1,000 for 9th through 12th . Los
That report put the number of graduates inAngeles Schools intend to use the money for
Los Angeles Schools at 44.2%. This is wellhiring more teachers, addressing class size
under the California state graduation rate ofconcerns, professional development, and
71%. Another report released from Princetonhiring in-school counselors. Los Angeles
University in 2005 estimated the lost incomeSchools are in need in many areas. The
of these dropouts at over $36 billion. Thesenational achievement gap is huge here because
numbers are not surprising to educators inof a large population of English Language
the Los Angeles Schools. Numerous studiesLearners, and a low socio-economic
over the years have confirmed what Lospopulation. One concern of the Princeton
Angeles Schools teachers know. High Schoolstudy mentioned above is that it pointed out
drop-outs are far more likely to become teenhuge discrepancies in graduation rates
parents, commit crimes, and use governmentbetween white and non-white students.
funded social and medical services. GraduatesAfrican-American students and Hispanic
have higher incomes, raise better-educatedstudents have the lowest graduation rates;
children, and experience other socialand Los Angeles Schools are largely made up
benefits. Los Angeles Schools Receive Fundsof these student minorities. Over 100 Los
As the result of a 2005 lawsuit filed byAngeles Schools will receive the additional
State Schools Chief Jack O'Connell and thefunds  over  the  next  seven  years.
California Teachers Association, some of the
poorest rated Los Angeles Schools werePatricia Hawke is a staff writer for Schools
awarded extra funding in May of 2007. TheK-12, providing free, in-depth reports on all
lawsuit was filed in 2006 against CaliforniaU.S. public and private K-12 schools.



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