Carvalho faults alleged actions of school safety worker who failed to stop fatal fight
The Los Angeles school district removed a campus-safety contractor after an adult refused to intervene in a fight at Washington Preparatory High School resulting in a student's death. [ more ]
LAUSD to settle suits involving teacher notorious for semen 'tasting' games
The Los Angeles Unified School District will pay $3.55 million to two individuals who allege they were abused as students by former teacher Mark Berndt.
The settlements did not include any admissions of wrongdoing by the district. [ more ]
Plan to electrify California's school buses gets big boost from the Biden administration
California will receive $88 million in funding to purchase electric school buses, with $19.75 million going to the Los Angeles Unified School District.
The funding comes from the EPA's Clean School Bus Program, part of President Joe Biden's infrastructure law to electrify school buses nationwide. [ more ]