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Juana de la Cruz Farias, a teacher at Academia Semillas del Pueblo, teaches Nahuatl, an indigenous language of Mexico, to Anthony Rayo. The Los Angeles Board of Education recently renewed the school's charter despite underperformance on state tests.
Juana de la Cruz Farias, a teacher at Academia Semillas del Pueblo, teaches Nahuatl, an indigenous language of Mexico, to Anthony Rayo. The Los Angeles Board of Education recently renewed the school's charter despite underperformance on state tests. (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)
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Nauy Munoz is a fifth-grader at Academia Semillas del Pueblo in El Sereno. His hair style is part of the school's spirit week to help students prepare for standardized testing.
Nauy Munoz is a fifth-grader at Academia Semillas del Pueblo in El Sereno. His hair style is part of the school's spirit week to help students prepare for standardized testing. (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)
Things would be easier if Academia Semillas del Pueblo didn't have such low test scores.
Semillas has long enjoyed community support, including from influential allies, but narrowly escaped closure recently when the school's charter came up for renewal.
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