Our program directly impacts student culture, academic performance and the overall social cohesiveness of inner-city high schools. In the expansion of our pilot for which we are seeking funding in the fall, we will create 5 new journalism programs at high-poverty, inner city high schools in Los Angeles, and two high schools in Long Beach where they don't currently have programs. Research in scholastic journalism demonstrates that "Journalism Students Do Better" (Dvorak, 2008) than their peers in almost all academic content areas. We will also provide ongoing support for teachers/journalism advisers that receive little in the way of quality professional development in the inner-city's most underperforming high schools.