Andre “Dr. Dre” Young, second from right, greets students during the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Compton High School campus on Thursday. Dr. Dre donated $10 million toward the construction of ...

Andre "Dr. Dre" Young, second from right, greets students during the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Compton High School campus on Thursday. Dr. Dre donated $10 million toward the construction of ...

Compton Girls Club founder Chrystani Heinrich, left, and members Kukim Vazquez, America Gonzalez and Tamya Davis. (Photos by Christina House / Los Angeles Times; Getty Images; illustration by Ross May ...

COMPTON, Calif. (KABC) -- A performing arts center at Compton High School that's being built with the help of music mogul Dr. Dre is one step closer to becoming a reality. The Compton native - who ...

Dr. Dre joined school officials this week at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Compton High School. The hip-hop legend and executive, who grew up nearby, donated $10 million to the campus and ...

Over the past decade, Hutto has made a habit of hiring offensive-minded coaches that like to put the ball in the air while putting plenty of points on the scoreboard. The hiring of Will Compton ...

COMPTON, Calif. (KABC) -- High school teachers in Compton are finding new ways to fight back against absenteeism, dropouts and classroom struggles, particularly among students of color. It's a key ...

Manuel Dominguez High School in Compton will be closed Tuesday after the school’s cafeteria was destroyed in a fire Monday night. The fire broke out around 7 p.m. at the campus, which is located at ...

Some of California’s poorest students are getting what the Los Angeles Times called the newest, fanciest public school around. It’s the new $225 million Compton High School. Its 31-acre campus “is ...

A Compton high school just reached an incredible milestone, and now the students are making history. The entire first graduating class at Compton Early College High School has received acceptance ...

About 40 students at Compton’s Centennial High School skipped their morning classes Wednesday as a protest against poor facilities and low academic achievement on the campus. The walkout and ...