Los Angeles County Office of Education

April 7, 2022

LA schools make headway with English learners, but challenges remain

Many Los Angeles County districts are changing some English language development classes to make them more engaging and so that they meet college entrance requirements.

Zaidee Stavely

March 14, 2022

Report finds schools in L.A. County's youth justice system lacking

A recent citizens review of the L.A. County juvenile justice system found that the classrooms lack a "culture of learning" and that the quality of the instruction offered "is generally far below expectations."

Betty Márquez Rosales

December 13, 2021

How educators can fight misinformation to safeguard students, staff and families

If educators teach students how to check out potential misinformation, they will pass on those tools in their community.

Debra Duardo

June 17, 2020

Teachers need opportunities to heal before the school year begins

School districts and the state must be proactive in supporting teachers to prevent burnout and teachers leaving the profession.

Antero Garcia and Nicole Mirra

June 8, 2020

Educators must address the trauma students have endured these past weeks

As schools prepare for the upcoming academic year, mental health must be a primary planning focus.

Debra Duardo

May 27, 2020

Classes outside, face coverings and one-way hallways: How Los Angeles schools may reopen

The L.A. County Office of Education released a 43-page framework that is meant to serve as a guide to 80 districts for reopening schools.

Michael Burke

February 28, 2020

California schools prepare for coronavirus outbreak as threat grows

Across the state, school officials announced in emails and via social media that they were reviewing emergency operation plans and asked parents to take precautions similar to those taken during flu season.

Patrick Hoge

January 17, 2019

County oversight will add wrinkle to LA Unified's teacher contract talks

School districts are required to maintain a minimum level of reserves, or county offices of education will intervene.

John Fensterwald

January 25, 2018

Early Head Start partners with local child care providers to serve more infants, toddlers in Los Angeles County 

A federal-to-local grant program, Early Head Start Child Care Partnerships, will provide child care and family support services to 122 children in 'high needs' areas of Los Angeles County.

Ashley Hopkinson

October 3, 2017

LA County Office admits it shouldn't have approved Long Beach's LCAP

County officials are now demanding districts do a better job of justifying spending for low-income students and English learners under the funding formula.

John Fensterwald

August 10, 2017

Inspired by Skid Row, educator opening charter to help LA's homeless children and families

Crete Academy, near South L.A.’s Leimert Park neighborhood, is one of nine new independent charters opening within Los Angeles Unified School District this year, and the only one dedicated to fighting homelessness with an arsenal of social services to help families.

Mikhail Zinshteyn

August 19, 2014

County yet to approve LA Unified's LCAP

The Los Angeles County Office of Education is withholding approval of the Local Control and Accountability Plan drawn up by the LA Unified School District pending clarification of the $700 million the district says it is spending on high-needs students.

Louis Freedberg

August 14, 2013

Head Start limiting enrollment, cutting programs as sequester kicks in

Hundreds of children will be shut out of preschool in September as the federal sequester cuts to Head Start take effect.

Lillian Mongeau