Austin Beutner

December 5, 2022

What Prop. 28 funding will mean for arts education in California

Prop. 28 will provide about $1 billion each year in funding to California public schools, starting in 2023. Former Los Angeles Unified Superintendent Austin Beutner, a chief backer of the initiative, discusses how it will work.

Carolyn Jones

November 28, 2022

LAUSD’s stunning reading score on NAEP: Illusion, real or something in between?

Was a quick computer distribution during Covid, a literacy initiative or a combination of factors, plus random error, behind a surprising 8th grade score in Los Angeles Unified?

John Fensterwald

November 8, 2022

Windfall for arts education with the likely passage of Proposition 28

California initiative will bring nearly $1 billion to K-12 schools for drama, music, art

Carolyn Jones

January 12, 2022

Addressing the crisis in arts and music education in California

Former Los Angeles Unified Superintendent Austin Beutner is leading an effort to restore arts and music education to a more prominent place in the school curriculum.

Louis Freedberg

December 7, 2021

New poll offers insights for LAUSD’s next superintendent

A new poll offers insight into what L.A. Unified's new superintendent might face once chosen by the district board: increased support for mental health, equity in schools and an annual evaluation of the superintendent.

Betty Márquez Rosales

September 3, 2021

What kind of leader should follow Austin Beutner at LA Unified?

As Los Angeles prepares to search for a new superintendent, some wonder whether the district needs to change dramatically before bringing on a new leader.

Matt Krupnick

June 30, 2021

A look back at Austin Beutner's tenure as LA Unified superintendent

Austin Beutner steps down as L.A. Unified superintendent after leading the state's largest school district for three years.

Betty Márquez Rosales

June 22, 2021

California school districts receive unprecedented windfall but lack teachers to help students catch up

A longstanding teacher shortage grew worse during the pandemic, and districts will have to decide which programs to staff and those they won't.

Diana Lambert

May 20, 2021

L.A. Unified to launch nation’s largest district college savings account program

L.A. Unified will launch a college savings account program, Opportunity L.A, on Friday for over 13,000 first grade students. All remaining first graders will have their own savings account by the end of 2021.

Betty Márquez Rosales

April 23, 2021

Where are California's 60,000 missing kindergartners? Also, surprise change in leadership at L.A. Unified

Surprise change in leadership at L.A. Unified, we discuss what's behind it. Missing kindergartners account for the biggest state enrollment drop in 20 years; we ask what's next.

EdSource staff

April 22, 2021

Why Los Angeles superintendent will step down after managing through pandemic

Superintendent Austin Beutner says pandemic played a role in his departure.

Louis Freedberg

April 22, 2021

In his own words: L.A. Unified's Austin Beutner explains why he resigned

L.A. Unified Superintendent Austin Beutner announced that he will not seek to renew his contract with the district once it ends in June.

Betty Márquez Rosales

April 21, 2021

L.A. Unified Supt. Austin Beutner to step down in June

During his tenure, Beutner dealt both with a historic teachers’ strike and a pandemic.

Betty Márquez Rosales

March 30, 2021

New L.A. school vaccination sites to open for families of students in hard-hit communities

Many families in neighborhoods with high Covid-19 death rates don't want a return to in-person learning, according to an L.A. Unified survey.

Betty Márquez Rosales

March 26, 2021

What 3-foot social distance means for reopening of California schools

Some districts will pivot quickly and return to full in-person instruction now; others say they can now start planning for the fall.

Diana Lambert And John Fensterwald