Inglewood failing schools have children flocking to area charter schools

Surrounded by examples by the masters, students in art class at Animo Inglewood Charter High School prepare their work for presentation.

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Feb. 12, 2016 8:35 PM PT

Art teacher Amanda Troolines goes over the lesson of the day with her students at Animo charter school.

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Michael Moreno, an 11th-grader, bids for a book to read in his AP-Lit class.

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History teacher Getsemani Marquez guides his class through the stock market of the 1920s.

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Animo Principal Sue Jean Hong watches students arrive for classes each morning.

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Drama teacher William Ames works with students during a poetry lesson.

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Students in 11th-grade U.S. history class “buy” stocks in a mock 1920s stock exchange.

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Animo Inglewood Charter High School is housed in a former Kaiser facility on Manchester Boulevard.

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