The data analysis in Compton happens at all levels. Teachers meet weekly with their colleagues within their schools.

Drama teacher Catherine Borek has empowered her students to be cultural ambassadors, combating long-held stereotypes of ...

It’s a great day in Compton as the school district boasts an impressive graduation success rate in Los Angeles County and the state. With a 93% graduation rate in 2024, Compton Unified School District ...

Before he was a Pulitzer prize winner with nearly two dozen Grammy awards under his belt, he was a student in Compton. Famed rapper Kendrick Lamar is one of Vanguard Learning Center’s most recognized ...

Michael Hopwood experienced his share of discrimination growing up in Compton in southern Los Angeles County in the 1950s and ‘60s. He wasn’t about to let another inequity 45 years later tarnish the ...

Compton Early College High School, Inge remembers exposing a young Lamar to poetry, which would go on to contribute ...

The average American student remains half a grade level behind pre-pandemic levels of achievement in both reading and math.

Nathalie Robles teaches an Integrated Math 3 class at Compton High School. The Compton school system's academic progress is outpacing the state as a whole. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times) ...

The data analysis in Compton happens at all levels. Teachers meet weekly with their colleagues within their schools. Principals at each academic level — elementary, middle and high school ...

The Compton Unified School District is winning recognition for its success with students, who are showing significant, long-term academic improvement that is outpacing growth in California and the ...