LA School Report
This story was originally published on CalMatters. Rural school districts — already beset with financial struggles — are furiously scrambling to save a century-old funding source that …
LA Schools Struggle To Reopen As Fires Still Rage
Jan 14, 2025 · Los Angeles Unified schools reopened Monday, as educators worked to provide respite for shell-shocked students seeking refuge from uncontrolled fires still raging across the …
Los Angeles Makes Gains in Reading and Math – But Most Kids …
Oct 24, 2024 · The Los Angeles Unified School District showed improvement on state test scores released this month, but most students are still not hitting state proficiency standards. Like …
New NAEP Scores Dash Hope of Post-COVID Learning Recovery
1 day ago · Hopes for a post-COVID academic recovery were dashed Wednesday morning with the publication of new federal testing data for elementary and middle schoolers. Newly …
LA School Report
Shortly after the Centers for Disease Control unveiled new federal guidance surrounding reopening schools for in-person learning — guidance that prioritizes masking and social …
Facing Financial Constraints, LAUSD Must Rethink Priorities
Dec 3, 2024 · The Los Angeles Unified School District was able to avoid the hard choices that many districts around the state had to make in the 2024–25 budget year. They experienced …
New Los Angeles School Board President Targets District’s …
Dec 16, 2024 · The new president of the Los Angeles Unified School District’s Board of Education says he wants to fight the district’s cratering enrollment with new policies and approaches.. …
LA Unified struggles to reassure parents amid rising school violence
Oct 3, 2024 · Parents of students in the Los Angeles Unified school district are raising concerns after four guns were found on campuses and a stabbing left a student in serious condition — …
Students Need More Than In-School Cellphone Restrictions
Jan 6, 2025 · California Gov. Gavin Newsom recently sent a letter to K-12 leaders urging them to restrict students’ use of smartphones while in school. As the governor noted, regulating phone …
Enrollment continues to decline in LAUSD, a trend many large …
Sep 12, 2023 · Between the harsh winds of a hurricane and the hectic second week of school, Los Angeles Unified school district officials are hoping for one thing this year — higher …