Simply by virtue of its size, Birmingham -- with about 2,700 students and the largest high school campus west of the Mississippi -- is a major prize for the charter movement.

To begin with, Birmingham made it through the year without having to reduce the number of school days or significantly increase class sizes, both of which occurred at traditional L.A. Unified schools.

Birmingham Community and High Tech LA charter high schools locked down for phone threat The school received a threat Wednesday morning about a possible shooting on the campus. Published August 28 ...

Officials said the campuses of Birmingham and High-Tech high schools in Van Nuys were placed on lockdown after police received reports of a shooting threat.

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But my favorite venues to hear about are the high schools. The Doors played at Taft High School in Woodland Hills on April 20, 1967, outside at the Birmingham High stadium a month later on May 20, in ...

Both Birmingham Community Charter High School and El Camino Real Charter High School have been eliminated from CIF SoCal Boys Soccer Regional play after a post-match fight broke out at the end of ...