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Los Angeles Unified
September 19, 2017
LA Unified board member steps down as president after felony charges but remains on board
Refugio “Ref” Rodriguez will remain on the board until the case is resolved.
George White
September 7, 2017
Santa Ana Unified selected for XQ Super School award to reimagine high school
Santa Anna is the latest of four California projects selected as part of the XQ 'reimagine high school' challenge, which will present a live television broadcast Friday night.
Theresa Harrington
September 5, 2017
Proposal for state-run STEM school shifts in face of opposition
Latest version would exempt it from most state education laws.
John Fensterwald
July 7, 2017
LA Unified's new board president calls for help to market district's schools
Rodriguez says Los Angeles should shut down poor-performing charters while successful ones can share their practices with the rest of the district.
Mikhail Zinshteyn
July 6, 2017
Charter school co-founder elected president of L.A. school board
New board president hopes to unite those backed by charters and unions.
George White
July 4, 2017
Board majority changes, but Los Angeles Unified’s superintendent’s position still secure
Michelle King has steered the nation’s second largest public school system to calmer waters. That’s the consensus of several prominent education leaders and others who work closely with the district in a variety of roles.
George White
June 21, 2017
Reed Hastings backs school board candidates, but opposes elected school boards
The Netflix co-founder who has donated some of the biggest sums to charter school causes in California since 2011 thinks elected school boards are holding back education progress in the United States.
Louis Freedberg and Mikhail Zinshteyn
June 19, 2017
New LA school board member says his election was not about 'the proliferation of charters'
Nick Melvoin says "victory" for him over the next few years would be "across-the-board improvements in the district," not charter growth.
Louis Freedberg
June 18, 2017
New LA school board member says strengthening district schools her first priority
Kelly Gonez was backed by charter school advocates, but says expanding the number of charters is not what she is interested in doing.
Mikhail Zinshteyn
March 5, 2017
Charter groups and unions spend millions for control of LA Unified school board
Voters will go to the polls on Tuesday to cast ballots for three seats on the Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education.
Mikhail Zinshteyn
February 5, 2017
School districts step up protections for immigrant students
More school districts vow to protect immigrant students despite threats from the Trump administration.
Carolyn Jones
January 19, 2017
Teachers mount protests against Trump’s education agenda and 'to protect public schools'
“The push is on to protect schools from privatization as well as to create safe spaces for immigrants, women and minorities,” said California Teachers Association President Eric Heins.
Pat Maio
September 13, 2016
Los Angeles robotics school opens pathways for visionary middle school students
The new magnet school provides students a hands-on learning experience.
Pat Maio
August 9, 2016
Dual language programs could get boost with initiative on November ballot
The measure would replace Proposition 227, which severely limits bilingual education.
Michael Janofsky
July 21, 2016
Los Angeles Unified will open first single-gender school in 20 years
The all-girls school will focus on science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM.