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La Brea Tar Pits Mobile Museum Is Bringing The Ice Age To LAUSD Schools

The new Tar Pits trailer is an interactive learning experience designed for kindergarten through 2nd grade students.

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California Test Scores Show Students Need More Reading, Math Support

Most students don’t meet state standards for reading, writing and math. Students scored slightly better in math compared to the previous year, but showed few gains in reading and writing.

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LAUSD Ends COVID-19 Vaccination Mandate For Staff

Los Angeles Unified School District board members said that circumstances had changed since the mandate was first implemented during the height of the pandemic.

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California Charter Schools Exempt From Universal Preschool Requirement

In the next two years, every 4-year-old in California will be eligible to attend transitional kindergarten at their local public school, but charters are not required to offer the program.

Backpacks hang outside of an elementary school classroom. One is shaped like Spiderman's mask. Another is pink and has an image of Minnie Mouse.

LAUSD Undoes Cuts To Winter Break After Unions Intervene

The district and unions representing teachers and support staff agreed to retain a three-week winter break, and add additional instructional days.

A Black woman with frizzy, curly hair sits on a tiny set of bleachers inside a classroom. To one side is a drum, and to the other a guitar leans against the wall. Behind her is a bulletin board with the words "G-1 Music - Recording Arts Workshop" pinned or pasted to the blue paper background.

The Funding: Gone. The Room: Barren. The Teacher: A Substitute, Who Helped Students Revive A School's Music Program

Dorsey High has a history of musically talented alumni. But deep cuts to arts funding meant years of students went without music education.

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LAUSD Ratifies Contract With Teachers, Bringing Higher Wages And Smaller Classes

About 35,000 educators approved a deal reached after almost a year of negotiations and a March strike.

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LAUSD Shortens Winter Break, Makes Summer Longer. But Teachers Union Calls For A Pause

The calendar change is a repeat of a dustup over optional "acceleration days" added to the current school year.

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LAUSD Support Staff Union Begin Voting On Proposed Deal

Service Employees International Union Local 99 will be voting to ratify an agreement that followed a three-day strike.

LAUSD Reaches Deal With Support Staff On Salary Increases, Other Benefits, After Three-Day Strike Ends

The union that represents school support staff in Los Angeles Unified School District has reached a tentative agreement with district leadership to increase wages by 30% and provide health care to more members.

A young girl in a blue shirt holds up a big purple flag that says Education Workers United on it, with a picture of a closed fist. The girl leans on a temporary metal fence.

The LAUSD Strike Was Full Of Teachable Moments, Pandemic Flashbacks, And So Much Rain

Parents and students pivoted while a three-day strike shut down Los Angeles Unified School District. There were teachable moments, some more successful than others.

The heads and shoulders of people at a protest. One person wearing a purple beanie holds up a cardboard sign with lettering in black permanent marker that reads "We feed your students. Respect us. Pay us. Cafeteria workers deserve respect and better pay."

LAUSD Has A $4.9 Billion Reserve. Here’s How That Money Works, And How It Could Go Toward Staff And Teachers

There’s been a lot of talk about a $4.9 billion budget reserve. We break down where the money comes from and how the district could spend it.