A storied Los Angeles high school band had fallen on hard times. Then along came Mr J

Inglewood's program had been chain-sawed by financial challenges and the pandemic, but Joseph Jauregui built it back up - and his students are winning scholarships

Joan Rosas says educators as early as kindergarten flat-out told him he wasn't capable. I got horrible grades," he said. I could barely read until eighth grade when I figured out how to teach myself."

The Inglewood high school sophomore says he received little meaningful support for his learning challenges and, under the circumstances, grew to dislike school. Eventually, he started acting out, trying things like smoking.