Howard Blume covers education for the Los Angeles Times. He’s won the top investigative reporting prize from the L.A. Press Club and print Journalist of the Year from the L.A. Society of Professional Journalists chapter. He recently retired “Deadline L.A.,” a past honoree for best public-affairs radio program, which he produced and co-hosted on KPFK-FM (90.7) for 15 years. He teaches tap dancing and has two superior daughters.
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With campus fights and a fatal shooting of a student near campus in spotlight, an internal task force calls for L.A. schools to have a police option, which anti-police activists oppose.
May 6, 2024
Following the death of a student, L.A. Supt. Carvalho says a vendor that was a part of the safety team is ‘no longer contracted with the school system.’
April 27, 2024
“Out of an abundance of caution, there will be extra patrols on campus to ensure the safety of all our students,” Cleveland High School Principal Cindy Duong said in a message to the school community.
April 23, 2024
An unarmed L.A. school safety worker allegedly did not intervene to stop a fight and a student died. Is it a one-off tragedy or a reason for police to return to campus?
April 26, 2024
Murrieta Valley board defies California, will keep policy to tell parents about LGBTQ+ transitioning
State officials had ordered the district to drop its parent-notification policy — and administrators were going to comply — but the school board is rebelling.
April 19, 2024
California courts will uphold, overturn or set ground rules for culture war battles in school districts over parent notification, book restrictions and even public records.
April 15, 2024
El incidente de los deepfakes que muestran “fotos” de chicas desnudas sigue a incidentes similares en campus de Beverly Hills y Laguna Beach.
April 10, 2024
The incident of deepfakes depicting nude “photos” of girls follows similar incidents at campuses in Beverly Hills and Laguna Beach.
April 9, 2024
A charter school group says LAUSD acted illegally when it passed a policy to limit when charters could share campuses with district-operated schools.
April 3, 2024
Powerful unions and Proposition 28 author Austin Beutner say school districts are misusing money for expanding K-12 arts education and call for state intervention.
April 2, 2024