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Inside Los Angeles’s Plan to Open 300 Parent Centers at Public Schools

Charles Hastings

One Teacher’s Struggle with Chronically Absent Students in Los Angeles

Jinge Li

30% of Our Alumni Experienced Housing Instability — How They Succeeded Here

Naomi Lara & Erin Whalen

The Fight Over Charters in LAUSD School Buildings: What’s Really Happening

Ben Chapman

Q&A: LA School Board Member Nick Melvoin Talks About His Congressional Run

Katie VanArnam

 LAUSD Superintendent Alberto Carvalho Visits Homes of Chronically Absent Students

Erick Trevino

In Los Angeles, a Tiny School Lets Young People Direct Their Own Education

Kerry McDonald

California Student Test Scores Change Little from Last Year’s Low

Erica Yee

LAUSD School Bus GPS Tracking a Great Idea but Not Always Accurate, Parents and Drivers Say

Corinne Smith

Los Angeles Board Votes to Restrict Charters’ Access to Some District Schools

Linda Jacobson

It’s Back to School for Cyber Gangs, Too

Mark Keierleber

Enrollment Continues to Decline in LAUSD, a Trend Many Large Public School Districts are Also Experiencing

Nova Blanco-Rico & Balin Schneider

In Los Angeles and New York, Fights Escalate Over Sharing Schools with Charters

Linda Jacobson

White House Takes On Urgent K-12 Cybersecurity Threat at First-Ever Summit

Mark Keierleber

Schools Are Now the Leading Target for Cyber Gangs as Ransom Payments Encourage Attacks

Mark Keierleber

LAUSD Moves Forward With Revamped Math and Reading Intervention Program

Will Callan

What Los Angeles’ Latino Parents Really Think About the City’s Public Schools

Nicholas Dinh

George Clooney Champions a Los Angeles HS Connecting Classes to Hollywood Jobs

Linda Jacobson

Carvalho Wants 30 LAUSD High Schools to Offer Online College Courses in Fall

Cari Spencer

LA Looks to Expand Popular Math Program Without Clear Evidence of Effectiveness

Will Callan

Q&A: LAUSD Student’s Journey to 2023 California Student Journalist of the Year

Bryan Sarabia

Los Angeles Pays a Steep Price for Labor Peace. Will the War Continue Anyway?

Mike Antonucci

Los Angeles Schools Have a College Enrollment Problem — But There Are Solutions

Sara Kahn

Los Angeles Schools Look to Confront Dire Chronic Absenteeism Numbers

LeeAnna Villarreal

Here We Go Again: L.A. Adds Instructional Days to Fight Learning Loss, Union Balks

Mike Antonucci

Settling L.A. Strike Causes Future Problems While Trying to Solve Past Ones

Mike Antonucci

LA Parent Poll Shows Learning Recovery, Classroom Time Top Education Priority

Bryan Sarabia

‘I Just Hope It Doesn’t Go Longer’ — Scenes from Day 1 of the L.A. Strike

Will Callan

Photos From the L.A. School Shutdown: Picket Lines, Meal Pickups & Lots of Rain

Meghan Gallagher

Why LA School Workers Deserve More & the City’s 420,000 Students Deserve Better

Yolie Flores

As Schools Close for 3-Day Walkout, Could L.A. Strike Accelerate Learning Loss?

Mike Antonucci

Carvalho Faces ‘Defining Moment’ as L.A.’s Largest Unions Prepare to Strike

Linda Jacobson

Ransomware Group Claims Massive Data Leak But MN Files’ Whereabouts a Mystery

Mark Keierleber

‘A Grain of Salt’: LAUSD Parents Question Leaders’ Sincerity as Strike Approaches

Will Callan

NY, Chicago, LA: Power Plays by the Nation’s 3 Largest Teachers Union Locals

Mike Antonucci

Hackers Use Stolen Student Data Against Minneapolis Schools in Brazen New Threat

Mark Keierleber

LAUSD Service Workers Move Another Step Closer to a Strike

Will Callan

L.A. Schools Admits Sensitive Student Records Leaked After 74 Investigation

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Trove of L.A. Students’ Mental Health Records Posted to Dark Web After Cyber Hack

Mark Keierleber

1.3 Million Los Angeles Students Could Soon Access Free Teletherapy

Marianna McMurdock

LA School Board President Says Teacher, Staff Contracts Likely Resolved Soon

Will Callan

‘Nail in the Coffin’: LAUSD Parents and Employees Predict Disaster if Workers Strike

Will Callan

LA Parents, Advocates Blast Uneven Recovery Plan for Students With Disabilities

Will Callan

‘Heroes to Zeroes’: L.A. School Staff Plans Strike Vote

Linda Jacobson

Solving The Black Male Educator Shortage

Sara Balanta

Exclusive: L.A. Schools Chief Alberto Carvalho — Our Kids Did Well on the Nation’s Report Card. Why Is That Hard to Believe?

Alberto M. Carvalho

L.A. vs. the Wonks: District’s 8th-Grade Reading Miracle on NAEP Draws Scrutiny

Linda Jacobson

PACs Get Attention, but Teachers Unions Still Dominate School Board Elections

Mike Antonucci

Report: Internet Gap Snubs LA Low-Income Residents & Widens Digital Divide

Joshua Bay

Leaving Los Angeles: These 10 LAUSD Schools Lost the Most Students During COVID

Cari Spencer

Swatting Hoax Targeting Schools ‘Absolutely’ Coordinated, But May Still Be Kids

Mark Keierleber

LA Parents Sound Off After Cyberattack Leaves Students Vulnerable

Joshua Bay

Los Angeles Skilled Trades Program Mixes Summer Jobs and Training All in One

Patrick O’Donnell

LA District Downplays Student Harm After Cyber Gang Posts Sensitive Data Online

Mark Keierleber

The Best Way to Honor Latino Culture is by Honoring Latino Family Values

Joel Ramirez

Four Things Carvalho Learned From Following Chronically Absent Students

Rebecca Katz

School Budgets Soar 16% Over 2 Years, But Experts Warn of ‘Bloodletting’ to Come

Asher Lehrer-Small

L.A. Teachers Union Files Labor Complaint Against Voluntary Extra School Days

Mike Antonucci

Photos: What LA’s Schools Chief Learned Visiting Chronically Absent Kids at Home

Rebecca Katz

Why I Had To Leave The Community I Loved To Find the School That Served My Needs

Devin Walton

Nearly 70% of Homeless Students in LAUSD Chronically Absent Last Year

Rebecca Katz

LA Students’ Digital Divide: Advocates Fear LAUSD-AT&T Wi-Fi Plan Won’t Be Enough

Veronica Sierra

Fuller: L.A. Offers Lessons for Helping Kids Recover from COVID Learning Loss

Bruce Fuller

Two Surprising Runoffs Likely in L.A. School Board Elections

Rebecca Katz

Los Angeles School Board Candidates Share Platforms At Forum

Rebecca Katz

Can College Courses For High School Students Lure Families back to LAUSD?

Rebecca Katz

Districts Recommend Masks — But Don’t Require Them — as COVID Counts Rise

Asher Lehrer-Small

LAUSD failed students with disabilities; how can they help them now?

Rebecca Katz

Young Advocates Take the Lead to Curb Campus Suicide

Holly Korbey

New LAUSD Superintendent Plans to Fix Classroom Teacher Shortages

Rebecca Katz

Mixed Feelings About LAUSD Lifting Mask Mandate

Destiny Torres

Defunding Police: LA Schools Redirected Money to Hiring Mental Health Staff

Aaricka Washington

Reformers Leading 3 Largest School Districts Welcomed by Hope — and Headaches

Greg Toppo

Advice for New LAUSD Superintendent Carvalho

Destiny Torres

L.A. Parents Send Kids Back to School

Veronica Sierra

To Fill Special Ed Vacancies, CA Charter Network Sponsors Credentials

Marianna McMurdock

4 Things to Know About Los Angeles Unified’s New Schools Chief

Marianna McMurdock

NM Requires K-12 Staff Booster Shots as Omicron Fears Fuel Vaccination Spike

Asher Lehrer-Small

Three Lawsuits to Weigh the Most Explosive Issues in Schools this Year

Asher Lehrer-Small

COVID Shots Required for School Staff in 36% of Top Districts

Asher Lehrer-Small

COVID Shots Safe and Effective for Children Ages 5 to 11

Asher Lehrer-Small

Shock: From Fires to Floods, Climate Change Disrupts School For 1 Million Kids

Meghan Gallagher

Acting on Questionable Evidence, More Districts Require Masks Outside

Linda Jacobson

Ask the Doctor: Did We Misunderstand the Risk of COVID for Kids?

Asher Lehrer-Small

L.A. District Passes Student Vaccine Mandate As Biden Pushes More COVID Testing

Linda Jacobson

Mandatory Student Vaccinations: District Gives Teens Until Nov. 19 to Get Shots

Asher Lehrer-Small

In a Summer of Recovery for Students, Some Programs Face Teacher Shortages

Linda Jacobson

DonorsChoose Crowdfunding Students’ Basic Needs During COVID

Marianna McMurdock

Teachers’ Unions Leverage Reopenings

Mike Antonucci

1st Hearing This Week in California Suit Charging Unequal Education During COVID

Wayne D’Orio

Report: Learning Loss Data Shows 40,000 Los Angeles High School Students Off Track to Graduate

Linda Jacobson

Court Documents Reveal How L.A. Teachers Union Gained Upper Hand in Pandemic Negotiations, Limiting Instruction Time

Linda Jacobson

Reticent Families in NYC, LA Could Prove True Test For School Reopenings, Even As Gallup Poll Reveals Overwhelming Parent Support Nationwide

Asher Lehrer-Small

Police-Free Schools Movement Faces First Major Test As Students Return to Classrooms After a Traumatic Year Away

Mark Keierleber

12 Months After Pandemic Closed Schools, 12 Million Students Still Lack Reliable Internet

Linda Jacobson

Growing Backlash to CDC School Guidelines as Los Angeles Teachers Demand Vaccines Before Reopening Classrooms and Florida’s Governor Decries Guidance as a ‘Disgrace’

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Teachers Unions Say They Need More COVID Tests Before Reopening Classrooms. But Experts Are Warning About the Limitations, Expense and Tradeoffs in Focusing on Swabs

Linda Jacobson

L.A. Pods: In Parks, Backyards and Old Storefronts, Small Groups Offer Children Some of What They’ve Lost in Months of Online Instruction

Linda Jacobson

Funk: Afterschool Programs Are Key Partners in Creating Supportive Learning Communities, Especially for Students in Poverty and English Learners

Michael Funk

After a Costly Campaign, Charter- and Union-Backed Candidates Each Win Seat on L.A. Unified School Board

Laura Fay
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