Kadima cuts costs via Community Tuition Partnership
December 11, 2008
The Community Tuition Partnership, which will take effect in the 2009-2010 academic year, will lower costs for the entire K-8 student body
Rachel Heller
Teen politico plays in the big leagues
December 4, 2008
After school, Joey Freeman doesn\’t have much free time. He\’s got homework to contend with from his classes at Milken Community High School. He\’s slogging through a heap of college applications. And, oh, yeah — he\’s also helping to run an entertainment industry executive\’s campaign for Los Angeles City Council.
Photographer documents life in Darfur
November 26, 2008
The collection of images Grover brought back offers a tentative answer: Her portraits depict a people traumatized by war, yet able — through the aid of relief agencies and the sustaining human spirit — to maintain a measure of hope.
Dig, plant, grow, give — sharing the bounty of food
November 19, 2008
If there\’s one thing Gabe Goldman wishes more Angelenos would do next spring, it\’s get their hands dirty.
Passage of Prop. 8 reveals rift between denominations
November 13, 2008
Jewish voices had joined both sides of the bitter and costly Proposition 8 debate leading up to Election Day. Reform and Conservative leaders largely condemned the stripping of civil rights from a fellow minority population, while Orthodox officials praised constitutional protection for the biblical definition of marriage.
Teen’s green book for kids hits stores
November 7, 2008
It\’s never too early to start educating kids about the environment, says Alison Hestrin Lerner — so the Harvard-Westlake high school senior in September published a children\’s book, \”The Green Street Kids: The Earth Warriors,\” targeting future \”green\” advocates aged four and up.
Counselors in demand as college applications soar
October 31, 2008
A growing number of families are turning to private consultants to allay the competition that marks modern college admissions, local consultants and school officials say.
‘Accidental Mexican’ Ilan Stavans probes cultural identity in first play
October 10, 2008
As an \”accidental Mexican\” born to an Eastern European family, author and essayist Ilan Stavans has hurdled critics to become one of the nation\’s foremost commentators on Latino culture. As a Mexican American, he has written widely on immigration, the clash and fusion of languages and the quest for acceptance.
Rabbi Freehling’s pet project
September 25, 2008
For almost 12 years, Lucy traveled each day to University Synagogue in Brentwood with her owner, Rabbi Allen I. Freehling, then the synagogue\’s senior rabbi. The golden retriever mix soon became one of the most popular members of the Reform congregation.
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