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Issue 4
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March, 2007
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FEATURES
Alliance for College-Ready Public Schools
523 West 6th Street Suite 1234
Los Angeles, CA 90014
Phone: 213.943.4930
Fax: 213.943.4931
email: info@laalliance.org
| Message from Judy I. Burton, President/CEO |
| Message from Richard J. Riordan, Chairman of the Board |
 Baxter Complex Opening Draws LA and California Leaders
The atmosphere was more rally than ribbon cutting as over 300 people cheered the spacious campus of the new Frank E. Baxter Education Complex and the potential of the Alliance College-Ready opportunity for the students who attend school there.
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Fourth Alliance School Moves onto Permanent Campus
 “It’s like being home. The spirit of our students was overwhelming from the first day we walked onto the campus,” says Emilio Pack, Principal of College-Ready Academy High School #4, now settled into its close to an acre location just south of midtown Los Angeles.
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Rolling Technology
The computer lab is traditional. The laptop cart is cutting-edge as technology rolls to the Alliance students wherever and whenever they need access.
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Click for Charter Schools
 It is now easier for parents to locate and learn about charter schools, thanks to a statewide campaign that was launched on the campus of Huntington Park College-Ready Academy. One click can take you to “My School.”
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Parent Partners
 Parents stream into Richard Merkin Middle Academy, greeting each other warmly and chatting about the books that they have brought with them. It’s the beginning of the new Family Literacy Training Workshop, giving new meaning to the concept of parent power.
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Best Wishes to Frank Baxter
 The evening was “Una Noche Romantica,” as its guest of honor had requested. The occasion was a celebration of and for Frank E. Baxter, held on his 70th birthday, just before he began his service as the United States Ambassador to Uruguay.
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New Alliance Team Members
Ernest White - Director of Technology
Jennifer Drake – Chief Development Officer
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Our Generous Donors
 In the past five months, friends and supporters of Alliance students and schools have contributed $2,849,377 to the continued success and growth of our education mission.
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Strengthening Alliance Teacher Recruitment
Continuing its commitment to direct funds to classrooms not  administration, The Alliance for College-Ready Public Schools has partnered with The New Teacher Project to recruit highly qualified teachers for its schools in the coming year.
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School News
Innovation and excellence go hand in hand on Alliance campuses and that provides our teachers and students with new experiences worth sharing – including a spot at Center Court in the Staples Center.
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