Inglewood unified school district

Gloria Gray Holds Commanding Lead in Inglewood Council Race 

Gloria Gray received nearly twice as many votes as incumbent George Dotson in the runoff election for Inglewood council District 1.  According to the results at Sentinel press time, Gray had 1,485 votes or 64.72% compared to Dotson’s 809 votes or 35.28%.

After 10 Years, It’s Time to Return Control of Inglewood Schools to the Community

Last week, I wrote a commentary marking 10 years since the Inglewood Unified School District (IUSD) Board of Education lost control of Inglewood schools. I requested that it not be printed when I was informed that Dr. Erika Torres had announced she was stepping down from her position as IUSD County Administrator because she had a recurrence of breast cancer. The commentary was very critical of Torres’ administration so under the circumstances, I decided to rewrite it removing the focus from her. I wish her well as she concentrates on her health and her family’s wellbeing On Oct. 3, 2012,

Inglewood Approves L.A. Clippers Arena

On Tuesday the Inglewood City Council voted unanimously to approve the sale of publicly-owned property to the developers of the Los Angeles Clippers’ new arena.
Murphy’s Bowl LLC is the company that will develop the Inglewood Basketball and Entertainment Center (IBEC). Murphy’s Bowl can purchase the property for the total price of $66.25 million. The price will be shared among several local entities, including Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA), the Inglewood Unified School District, and the City of Inglewood.

Student Athlete of the Week: Amaya Givens

Morningside junior Amaya Givens uses her gladdening attitude and her passion to help others on the cheerleading squad and beyond. Joining the team helped develop methods to juggle her schooling and her other extracurricular activities.

Rams’ Todd Gurley Champions Childhood Literacy Initiative

On Tuesday, Los Angeles Ram’s towels whirled above the heads of students inside the Worthington Elementary School auditorium accompanied by chanting, “Who’s House?…Rams’ House.” Students eagerly awaited the appearance of Rams’ All-Pro running back Todd Gurley for his Childhood Literacy initiative in conjunction with Pizza Hut, the Rams, and The BOOK IT! Literacy Project.

Blake Griffin and the L.A. Clippers Foundation Team with Vision To Learn

Blake Griffin and the L.A. Clippers Foundation have partnered with non-profit Vision To Learn and the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) to provide free eye exams and glasses to every LAUSD student in need throughout the district. Out of over 600,000 LAUSD students, an estimated 15 to 20 percent need glasses. Over the next two years, every student K-12th grade in LAUSD who needs an eye exam and glasses will get them, free of charge, thanks to the generous support of the L.A. Clippers Foundation, Blake Griffin, and LAUSD.