Girls Academic Leadership Academy

Girls Academic Leadership Academy: Dr. Michelle King School for STEM (GALA) is a public grade 6–12[1] all girls' school in Mid-City, Los Angeles.[2] It is a part of the Los Angeles Unified School District. Mathematics and science are specialty fields of the school.[3] It is named after Michelle King, a Los Angeles educator.

History

Circa 2013 the district began planning to establish the school. Initially it was to have grades 6 through 9.[4] The school opened in 2016. The district planned to open an all boys' school to comply with Title IX,[3] resulting in Boys Academic Leadership Academy opening the following year.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Girls Academic Leadership Acad Dr. Michelle King Sch STEM". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
  2. ^ a b Resmovits, Joy (August 15, 2017). "The newest battlefield in L.A. Unified's enrollment war is a boys school". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
  3. ^ a b Resmovits, Joy (September 11, 2016). "As two all-girls schools open in L.A. this year, a motto emerges: 'We want you to know your voice matters'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
  4. ^ Superville, Denisa R. (April 15, 2015). "Los Angeles District Approves Plans For Two Girls-Only Schools". Education Week. Retrieved November 19, 2023.

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