More changes expected at Los Angeles arts high school
By Howard Blume/Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles school district officials are expected next week to name a high-profile East Coast arts education leader to head the flagship arts high school in downtown Los Angeles, a move that substantially involved billionaire philanthropist Eli Broad, sources close to the decision told The Times. The switch at the top is the latest in a series of controversies around the 2-year-old, $232-million showcase Grand Avenue campus. Kim Bruno, currently head of the LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts in New York City, the setting for the movie "Fame," is expected to be the new principal; a contract has not yet been signed. (more...)