Two L.A. Unified schools take back control 

Under a reform concept, district bureaucracy will hand over leadership to teachers, parents and students at Crenshaw and Westchester high schools. 

By Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer, January 30, 2008  

A venerable, ailing school got the official word this week on a long-awaited cure to its high dropout rate and low test scores: Crenshaw High will fix itself.