[1] In March 2009 LAUSD stated that it would not renew the charter because of fiscal issues and because LA International had an academic program that it called "unsound."
It is also an example of the relatively lax oversight -- and scant support -- that charters have historically received from the Los Angeles Unified School District.
Finally, its students' devotion demonstrates how even academically struggling charters can connect to pupils who don't fit in at large, traditional schools.
"[1] In a three-year turnaround, for the 2012-13 school year, its Academic Performance Index was 785,[2] 154 points higher than its 2010 figure when the Times article was written, shortly after leaving LAUSD.
To receive this distinction, the school must demonstrate that all students are making significant progress toward proficiency on California's academic content standards.