Austin Beutner

March 30, 2020

Thousands of Los Angeles high school students are not accessing online learning during school closures

On any given day, one-third of high schoolers in L.A. Unified have not been participating in online classes during the coronavirus pandemic.

March 13, 2020

How learning will change across California's K-12 schools amid coronavirus closures

More than 1,200 public and private K-12 schools have announced closures or moved to online learning due to concerns about coronavirus.

Michael Burke And Sydney Johnson

February 26, 2020

Charter school politics still in play in LA Unified school board elections

A majority of school board seats in Los Angeles are on the ballot next week in a crucial election for the state’s largest school district.

January 17, 2020

One year after teachers’ strike, LA school district chief says strike did not solve ’decades of frustration’

L.A. Unified Superintendent Austin Beutner says that the district is spending its reserves and will need additional funds from the state.

December 5, 2019

LA Unified releases new data measuring academic success of students over time

California’s largest school district published academic growth data, which measure how students improve from year to year.

November 6, 2019

LA Unified drops ranking system for schools but promises to share student growth data

The district is suspending implementation of the School Performance Framework but plans to use some of its elements.

November 4, 2019

Should non-citizens vote in Los Angeles school board elections?

Los Angeles, home to more immigrants than any region in California, could become the state’s second city to let non-citizen parents vote.

June 27, 2019

Without more effective leadership, LA Unified will continue to flounder

Failure of leadership in some districts with the most charter schools is a key factor in charter debates, says former superintendent.

June 5, 2019

Los Angeles voters decisively reject parcel tax that would have raised $500 million annually for schools

In major setback for efforts to salvage LA Unified's finances, Measure EE fails to get even half of voters' support, falling far short of the two-thirds threshold needed for victory.

June 3, 2019

To pass parcel tax, Los Angeles Unified will need to break with history

Only about 1 in 8 districts in California have ever passed a parcel tax. Most of those districts don't have much in common with LAUSD.

May 22, 2019

Jackie Goldberg pushes parcel tax measure at LAUSD board swearing-in ceremony

Swearing-in ceremony to a seat on the Los Angeles school board becomes opportunity for Jackie Goldberg to urge support for parcel tax.

January 30, 2019

LA Unified, teachers still face challenges over contract and charter school moratorium

L.A. Unified's school board and UTLA have ratified a contract, but L.A. County Superintendent Debra Duardo is skeptical the district can pay for its promises, and the Legislature may not agree to a charter school moratorium.

John Fensterwald

June 5, 2018

LA Unified not directing enough money to help low-income students, report charges

The rising costs of health care and pensions stand in the way of meeting the promise of the funding formula, says the United Way of Greater Los Angeles.