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Bureaucrats buckle, and two L.A. schools will get makeovers
- 06-07-2010
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Column by Steve Lopez/Los Angeles Times
Excuse me? I think the word is out on run-down schools. Should the kids have to suffer so the adults can avoid more embarrassment? There were no such concerns in Compton Unified when "School Pride" offered to do a makeover of Enterprise Middle School. Over a 10-day stretch during spring break, hundreds of students, teachers, parents and community volunteers painted, scrubbed, cleaned, removed graffiti, fixed cracks and rebuilt the athletic field. "We were very happy with the results," said Assistant Principal Kim Gaston. He said there's been a noticeable change in the attitude of students, who are taking more pride in their campus. "I have not had to make one phone call to have graffiti removed, and it was almost a daily thing before." (more...)
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