This is part of a series looking at the different types of schools that make up the Los Angeles Unified School District. As part of our examination of magnets, LA School Report visited Francisco Bravo Medical Magnet to learn what makes it one of the top schools in the district.  A nondescript building next to the...

A student at Francisco Bravo Medical Magnet in Boyle Heights died after she was reportedly swept away by a wave on Saturday during a beach cleanup in Santa Monica. The 17-year-old student, Thuy Tran, was a candidate this year to be valedictorian of Bravo and was also a senior track star at the school, according to...

LA Unified has so many different kinds of schools, it’s hard to keep them all straight. With such varied terms as affiliated charter, independent charter, magnet school, pilot school, continuation school, option school and others, it can be a challenge to understand what they are, what they offer and how they differ.  This is the first part...