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West Adams High, A Model For The Future?

NPR | By Karen Grigsby Bates

Published August 25, 2008 at 1:00 PM EDT

Many seniors at L.A.'s West Adams Preparatory High School are actually looking forward to returning to school. The brand new institution is based on a mission to help students realize their dreams in a multicultural world. This is far from common in Southern California.