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

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

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

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

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

Los Angeles Schools Look to Confront Dire Chronic Absenteeism Numbers

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

LAUSD Service Workers Move Another Step Closer to a Strike

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

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

1.3 Million Los Angeles Students Could Soon Access Free Teletherapy

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

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

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

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

Solving The Black Male Educator Shortage

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

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

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

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

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

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

LA Parents Sound Off After Cyberattack Leaves Students Vulnerable

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

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

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

Four Things Carvalho Learned From Following Chronically Absent Students

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Los Angeles School Board Candidates Share Platforms At Forum

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

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

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

Young Advocates Take the Lead to Curb Campus Suicide

New LAUSD Superintendent Plans to Fix Classroom Teacher Shortages

Mixed Feelings About LAUSD Lifting Mask Mandate

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

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

Advice for New LAUSD Superintendent Carvalho

L.A. Parents Send Kids Back to School

To Fill Special Ed Vacancies, CA Charter Network Sponsors Credentials

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

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

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

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

COVID Shots Safe and Effective for Children Ages 5 to 11

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

Acting on Questionable Evidence, More Districts Require Masks Outside

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

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

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

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

DonorsChoose Crowdfunding Students’ Basic Needs During COVID

Teachers’ Unions Leverage Reopenings

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

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

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

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

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

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