The country’s second-largest school district—where 82 percent of students are Latino and African American—is tapping principals to root out racial bias and inequitable practices in their schools. Los Angeles Unified School […]
The country’s second-largest school district—where 82 percent of students are Latino and African American—is tapping principals to root out racial bias and inequitable practices in their schools. Los Angeles Unified School […]
The Los Angeles school board rejected a proposal to give Yelp-like ratings to its schools, but agreed Tuesday to make data on how students perform year to year on standardized […]
California’s largest school district decided Tuesday it will not rate its schools and instead will share data publicly that provides deeper insight into student growth. The Los Angeles Unified board […]
Tuesday, the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) has the opportunity to give families and teachers a powerful tool to transform our kids’ education by publicly releasing growth data. They’ve […]
Back in July, fourth grader Kajsa Darr sent me a letter with a complaint that would get any reporter’s attention. “Dear Mr. Kyle Stokes,” she wrote in purple pen-strokes, “my […]
Los Angeles school officials on Tuesday joined a growing number of public agencies taking legal action against youth vaping, filing a class-action lawsuit on behalf of school districts throughout the […]
In 2017, California education leaders heralded the significant increase in the state’s 8th-grade reading scores on the National Assessment of Educational Progress as a sign that the state’s investment in education and […]
Imagine you’re trying to choose a Los Angeles school for your child. The Los Angeles Unified School District has data that signal which schools help students learn more. In fact, […]
Third-grader Dawson Floyd said he had a rough time back at Van Gogh Charter School Monday, in the wake of the massive Saddleridge fire that left his family evacuated from their Granada […]
In what’s becoming a mini-trend of sorts, the Los Angeles Unified School District is considering the question of whether to let noncitizens with children in the schools vote in school […]
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday vetoed a bill that would have given California K-12 and community college teachers and other school employees at least six weeks of fully paid maternity […]
A recent federal report found administrative and financial obstacles challenged the ability to keep foster youth in their school of origin. Los Angeles might emerge as a pioneer on fighting those barriers, […]
SACRAMENTO — California will become the first state in the nation to mandate later start times at most public schools under legislation signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sunday, a […]
Los Angeles County students continue to make modest gains on state standardized tests, although only half of them met or exceeded the state standard in English and less than half […]
Just over half of public school students who took the state’s standardized English Language Arts test performed at grade level, while only four in 10 are proficient in math, scores […]
California’s largest school district signaled Tuesday that it would reject a proposal to rank its schools on a 1 to 5 scale. The Los Angeles Unified school board’s Curriculum and Instruction […]
IN SUMMARY LAUSD has the largest distribution of free or reduced-price meals in California — and it’s increasing. About 80% of students are served the breakfasts or lunches. Last year, […]
Saying he hoped voters will “get this thing passed by historic numbers,” Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation Monday that will place a $15 billion construction bond covering pre-K through higher […]
The California Department of Education is being asked once again to intervene in a legal complaint that charges L.A. Unified and its county overseers with failing to ensure that high-needs […]