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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The Trump administration sues California, threatening billions of dollars in education funding, over a policy allowing transgender athletes to compete in girls’ and women’s sports.
The next move is up to the Trump administration after California rejects demand to bar trans athletes from women’s and girls’ sports. State funding is threatened.
Trump is holding back funds to help educate English learners and the children of migrant seasonal workers. The cuts total at least $811 million in California.
California officials must revise state policy in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision supporting families that wish to opt their children out of LGBTQ+ lessons and themes.
The U.S. Department of Education says California violated the civil rights of students by allowing transgender students to compete in school sports according to their gender identity.
The L.A. school board approved an $18.8 billion budget that postpones layoffs for a year and does not cut services to students. But future years may looking much different.
Trump administration gives California 60 days to remove references to gender identity in federally funded program promoting abstinence and contraception.
LAUSD has one year to ramp down painfully from pandemic-level spending — even as students and employees rally for support of their needs.
The L.A. school board approved the sale of up to $500 million in bonds to settle sexual abuse lawsuits dating back decades.
The Riverside Police Department is seeking help from the public two days after the driver of a black SUV rammed through a group of demonstrators in downtown Riverside, running over a young woman who remains in critical condition but is stable.