April 13, 2021

Los Angeles Unified reopens for in-person learning

Los Angeles Unified, the state's largest district, reopened for in-person learning amid ongoing lawsuits from parents pushing for a full reopening.

Betty Márquez Rosales

April 7, 2021

Parent group sues Los Angeles Unified asking for full reopening of schools

A Los Angeles parent group filed a lawsuit Wednesday against Los Angeles Unified calling for a return to full-time, in-person instruction.

Diana Lambert

March 1, 2021

California parents continue to disagree on return to school as Covid-19 cases decline

Many families have had drastically different experiences during the pandemic, creating a mix of fear and frustration over prolonged closures.

Sydney Johnson

January 26, 2021

California teachers could get Covid-19 vaccinations starting in February

A new plan, which begins next month, to vaccinate California residents more quickly could help teachers get their shots sooner.

Diana Lambert And Ali Tadayon

January 21, 2021

L.A. Unified experiments with new tutoring program during pandemic

An after-school tutoring program kicked off amid the global health crisis is showing early promise in pockets of Los Angeles Unified, where a drop in grades among students has upended the nation’s second-largest school district’s approach to grading and instruction.

Betty Márquez Rosales

November 25, 2020

Los Angeles charter schools offered reprieve amid pandemic

Citing “unprecedented circumstances” related to Covid-19, L.A. Unified chose to renew four charter schools that otherwise met the criteria to be denied renewal under a new law.

Michael Burke

November 4, 2020

One incumbent, one newcomer on track to win pivotal school board races in Los Angeles

The next school board will be seated in December and likely have one new face: Tanya Ortiz Franklin, a former teacher.

Michael Burke

October 28, 2020

L.A. Unified schools face crucial election amid Covid-19 pandemic

L.A. Unified’ next school board will guide the district through the pandemic and influence the future of charter schools in Los Angeles.

Michael Burke

August 17, 2020

Los Angeles Unified will offer coronavirus testing to all students, staff in unprecedented effort

LAUSD Superintendent Austin Beutner for months has said that a robust system of testing and contact tracing is necessary to reopen schools.

Michael Burke

August 10, 2020

Los Angeles is ground zero for the interpretation of California’s new charter schools law

Charter schools and district leaders in Los Angeles are at odds over a law giving districts more authority to reject charter schools.

Michael Burke

August 3, 2020

Los Angeles Unified reaches deal with teachers over distance learning while other districts struggle to finalize plans

As L.A. Unified finalized its distance learning plans, Oakland Unified and other districts were still negotiating with their teachers.

Michael Burke

July 13, 2020

Schools in Los Angeles, San Diego won’t reopen for in-person learning next month

California's two largest school districts became the latest to announce plans to begin the new school year with distance learning.

Michael Burke

July 1, 2020

Los Angeles Unified cuts school police budget by $25 million following weeks of protests

A divided Los Angeles school board voted 4-3 to cut more than a third of the school police department's budget.

Michael Burke

June 24, 2020

Measures to defund, reform Los Angeles school police rejected by school board

Disappointing activists, L.A. Unified rejected motions to reform school police, including one to cut the department’s funding by 90%.

Michael Burke

June 11, 2020

Should police officers be in schools? California education leaders rethink school safety

In Los Angeles, Oakland, Sacramento and San Francisco, activists are pressuring school districts to remove police from schools.

Michael Burke