monica garcia Archives - Boyle Heights Beat

Four candidates vie for the district 2 seat on the LAUSD Board of Education

Because of term limits, current board member Mónica García will not be able to run in June 7 primary

John Jiménez, candidate for CD 14

The retired Boyle Heights native talks about his plans for cleaning up City Hall and improving the district

CD 14 candidates take on Boyle Heights issues

The three women and two men who made the March 3 ballot attended a forum at Méndez High School

Boyle Heights schools swap traditional school discipline with restorative justice

Students partake in "healing circles" during a workshop held at Mendez High School earlier this year. Photo by Jonathan Olivares. Students in a cl... Read More...

LAUSD graduation rates increase, still lag behind state average

Felicitas Gonzalo Mendez High School. and Photo by Art Torres Graduation rates are on the rise statewide, and in the Los Angeles Unified School Di... Read More...

LAUSD drops “willful defiance” suspensions for “restorative justice” approach

Photo by Flickr user ccarlstead/ Creative Commons Léa este artículo en español The Los Angeles Unified School District vot... Read More...

Los Angeles Elections 2013

Photo by Flickr user League of Women Voters of California/ Creative CommonsBoyle Heights residents can help elect their future local leaders by votin... Read More...

Frank Romero’s iconic painting comes to LA Plaza

L.A. Memo: Chicana/o Art from 1972-1989