Latest From This Author
LAUSD wants to take back Locke high school from Green Dot after two decades. Officials say the charter school is failing; defenders want a closer look at data.
Two school board presidents, one conservative and one liberal, will face each other in California’s November runoff for state schools superintendent.
Shaw, a Republican, holds sizable lead in state superintendent race as Democratic contenders split votes. In second is San Diego school board president Richard Barrera.
L.A. school board incumbents Rocio Rivas, Kelly Gonez and Nick Melvoin faced limited organized opposition or special-interest spending, leading to election wins.
Big-spending LAUSD school board campaigns of the past has all but disappeared this election cycle as charter school advocates step aside and the teachers union scales back.
District officials attributed the need for cuts to steadily declining enrollment: The nation’s second-largest school system, with about 390,000 students, is about half as large as in the early 2000s.
The L.A. school board got its first look Tuesday at a draft policy that limits student screen time — and that will affect how teachers manage instruction.
The challenge for LAUSD is continuing progress that has won acclaim, despite the absence of Supt. Alberto Carvalho and his top two academic administrators.
Gov. Newsom announces record education funding and how he’d like to spend it — including rainy-day reserves and a massive boost to help students with disabilities.
