Mallika Seshadri
Mallika Seshadri is EdSource’s Los Angeles Journalism Resident. Previously, she interned with NPR’s “National Desk” and “All Things Considered” and covered higher education for the CalMatters College Beat. Her reporting has been published by The San Francisco Chronicle, ABC, CBS and NPR member stations throughout the country. Mallika graduated with distinction from UC Berkeley in 2022, where she spent all four years at The Daily Californian, eventually serving as the paper’s managing editor.
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Grassroots contributions fueled bid to oust two from Orange County school board
A grassroots campaign recalled two members of the Orange Unified School District in an election that cost more than half a million dollars.
Mallika Seshadri And Daniel J. Willis
April 23, 2024
Unions allege LAUSD is misusing arts education funds
Labor leaders claim the district has used Prop 28 money to pay for current staff, not to create new programs or bolster existing ones.
Mallika Seshadri
April 10, 2024
Charter Schools Association sues LAUSD over charter co-location policy
The California Charter Schools Association is suing the Los Angeles Unified School District over its charter co-location policy.
Mallika Seshadri
April 2, 2024
LAUSD, partners provide 25 affordable housing units for district families
With growing homelessness among school children, Los Angeles Unified Superintendent Alberto Carvalho said more projects are needed.
Mallika Seshadri
March 25, 2024
Expanding arts education requires accountability and team effort, panel says
An EdSource panel discussed ways various stakeholders can come together to support arts education amid confusion about Proposition 28.
Mallika Seshadri
March 22, 2024
LAUSD launches Ed, the nation’s first AI 'personal assistant' for students
The Los Angeles Unified School District's new artificial intelligence tool will be able to accommodate students in 100 languages.
Mallika Seshadri
March 20, 2024
Chino Valley revamps parental notification policy; LGBTQ+ allies fear legal escalation
The Chino Valley Unified School District passed an updated version of its previous transgender notification policy. LGBTQ+ advocates and teachers fear it could help the district escalate their case in court.
Mallika Seshadri
March 8, 2024
LAUSD’s 100 priority schools target district's highest-need students
Superintendent Alberto Carvalho announces the campuses that serve as a focal point of district initiatives.
Mallika Seshadri
February 29, 2024
Temecula Valley Unified can continue enforcing transgender policy, CRT ban, for now
The Temecula Valley Unified School District will be allowed to enforce its transgender notification policy and ban on Critical Race Theory as litigation moves forward.
Mallika Seshadri
February 23, 2024
Research: Immigration enforcement hinders schoolwork; schools offer support
Immigration enforcement lowers students' ability to succeed academically and negatively affects their overall learning experience.
Mallika Seshadri
February 16, 2024
Backlash mounts as LAUSD approves policy preventing charters on vulnerable campuses
The Los Angeles Unified School District school board approved a policy limiting charter co-locations on vulnerable campuses.
Mallika Seshadri
February 13, 2024
FAFSA delays are leaving students in limbo. California campuses don't expect help
California colleges doubt the U.S. Department of Education's plans will do much to help campuses struggling with delays in awarding financial aid.
Mallika Seshadri
February 6, 2024
How local districts and universities responded to storms pounding Southern California
School districts and universities throughout Southern California have taken various approaches to instruction as storms pound the region.
Mallika Seshadri
February 5, 2024
LAUSD considers limiting charter co-locations on vulnerable campuses
LAUSD's superintendent returned to the school board with a policy that would preclude charter schools from co-locating on vulnerable campuses.
Mallika Seshadri
January 31, 2024
'My confidence grew': LAUSD student board member works to elevate Latino, student voices
Karen Ramirez spent five years on the Superintendent’s Student Advisory Council before running for the LAUSD school board.