Dr. Dre, Jimmy Iovine to open high school in Inglewood as the district faces school closures

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LATimes

Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine — in their second recent public school venture — announced Monday they are partnering with the Inglewood Unified School District to open a new high school, a project the district hopes will lure students and bring a dose of vitality to a district that has been forced to close schools amid declining enrollment for the past decade.

The Iovine and Young Center will open in summer 2025 for ninth-grade students and expand each year until it reaches the 12th grade in 2028. The center will focus on creative skill development and social impact, culminating with a senior-year capstone project giving students an opportunity to solve real-world problems.

“[Dr. Dre and Iovine] will be investing in state of the art technology, professional development for staff, and any requisite campus improvements necessary to create the new academy,” district spokesperson Jessica Ochoa said.

The Inglewood school announcement comes two years after the music moguls established a Los Angeles Unified high school in the Leimert Park neighborhood focused on interdisciplinary learning and entrepreneurial talent. The school is housed at at Audubon Middle School, which was also facing steep enrollment declines in 2021.

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