Partnership Awards Restructuring Grants to L.A. Schools

By Mark Walsh

Seven Los Angeles public schools last week won $10,000 grants from a joint public-private restructuring effort to help advance their school-based management ideas.

In addition, 26 schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District will have access to management consultants and other technical experts as part of the effort to add momentum to school reform in the city.

The "school-restructuring initiative'' grants are sponsored by the district, United Teachers-Los Angeles, and the Los Angeles Educational Partnership,...