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Teachers Unions Often Pick Winning School Board Candidates. Will This LAUSD Election Be Different?

Candidates endorsed by United Teachers Los Angeles have a significant edge — but a misstep can also be costly.

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UTLA Suspends Support For LAUSD Board Candidate Following Revelations Over Social Media Activity

Los Angeles Unified School District Board candidate Kahllid Al-Alim apologized earlier this week for pre-campaign social media posts that endorsed assigning antisemitic literature to students, and for liking “graphic content.”

LAUSD School Board Candidate Rescinds Post Endorsing Antisemitic Book

Kahllid Al-Alim, running in Board District 1, apologized Monday for pre-campaign social media posts. The controversy could scramble the district’s most crowded school board race.

How Charter Schools Are Steered Away From LAUSD’s ‘Most Fragile’ Campuses

The policy is intended to ease yearslong tensions from forcing traditional public schools to share space and resources with charter schools.

LAUSD: COVID-Positive Students And Staff Can Come To School — Masked

Students and staff who test positive for the virus and have symptoms are still required to isolate.

A classroom at Carson Street Elementary. There are 15 visible third grade students sitting at desks. The walls are a cream color. There is a corkboard with letters that spell out "Mindset Matters" and depictions of cursive letters lining the wall.

Savings Would Shield California Schools From Budget Cuts Under Newsom Proposal

California’s proposed budget is $37.9 billion short, but maintains funding for K-12 schools, kids’ mental health, and community schools.

Three fourthth grade students with dark skin tone wear blue surgical masks and sit at a desk in a classroom. The student in the middle raises their left hand and wears a light blue jacket with a hood lined in matching faux fur. The student on the right wears a black hoodie and holds a pencil. The student on the left wears a gray polo and looks ahead.

Students Are Back From Winter Break. So Are Concerns About COVID

Students throughout Los Angeles County returned to school today amid rising cases of COVID-19, RSV, and other respiratory illnesses.

A small Black girl with glasses sits at a desk in a classroom, her hand raised. There are many other students sitting nearby.

LAUSD's Winter Academy Is Underway. Seats Are Still Open

The district’s voluntary learning days provide child care, meals, and an opportunity for students to catch up academically.

School Attendance Dropped During The Pandemic, But New Data Suggests A Rebound

Educators say they can’t help students catch up if they’re not in the classroom and schools with lower average attendance can lose state funding.

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The Best Songs Of 2023, According To LA Teenagers

Not every song came out in 2023, but that doesn’t make the act of discovery any less special.

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It’s Been More Than A Year Since LAUSD Pledged To Green Schools. But There’s Still No Finalized Plan In Place

It’s November, and kids are still being impacted by the heat.

An illustration of a classroom, where some children and the teacher are slowly disappearing. Some of the desks look like dollar bills.

Why A Longstanding LAUSD Student Count Scrambles Educators, Disrupts Classes, Frustrates Parents

Norm Day is an annual student count that “strikes fear in the heart of administrators,” in the words of one LAUSD school board member.