Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD)

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 29, 2019

Unchecked, decades-long experiment with charter schools yields unintended consequences

Elected leaders in Sacramento must pass laws to support students by curtailing growth of charter schools, teacher says.

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.

May 15, 2019

Jackie Goldberg wins L.A. Unified school board seat in special election

Veteran lawmaker and activist Jackie Goldberg returns to the LAUSD school board after a decisive win.

May 8, 2019

Oakland Unified offers critical view of charter schools to state task force

Oakland report on charter schools provides one of the most detailed portraits of their impact on a large urban district.

Louis Freedberg And Theresa Harrington

April 17, 2019

In need of teacher housing, more California school districts building their own

A number of school districts, especially in high-cost regions of the state, are constructing apartment complexes to help attract and retain teachers.

Diana Lambert And Daniel J. Willis

April 1, 2019

With business groups allied against it, L.A. parcel tax faces big hurdle

The Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce, the Valley Industry and Commerce Association and the L.A. County Business Federation criticize the district in their ballot statement and plan a $4 million campaign to defeat Measure EE on June 4 ballot.

John Fensterwald

March 20, 2019

A cap on charters would only cap family choices

Don't ignore the powerful impact charter schools have on student's lives, former student says.

Michael Phillips

March 10, 2019

Grades must reflect mastery, not just effort

More attention, training needed to solve the problem of misleading grades, author says.

Derrick Chau

March 3, 2019

Lessons from the Los Angeles and Oakland teachers' strikes

Both strikes yielded gains for teachers, but larger structural issues, such as declining enrollments, unaffordable housing, and pension costs eroding what can be spent on children, were not addressed.

Louis Freedberg

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.