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Los Angeles Times
2 weeks ago
Education

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 ]
Los Angeles Times
1 month ago
Education

LAUSD banned charter schools from many of its campuses. Now charters will fight it in court

Charter schools in Los Angeles Unified face restrictions on where they can locate and the classrooms they can use.
There is a legal battle between the California Charter Schools Association and L.A. Unified over the newly approved district policy. [ more ]
Los Angeles Times
3 months ago
Education

As LAUSD enrollment plunges, only one school is overcrowded. Proposed fixes panic parents

Porter Ranch Community School is the only school in Los Angeles Unified that is full and turning away families
The proposed solution of sending middle school students to an under-enrolled high school is causing backlash from parents and students [ more ]
Los Angeles Times
3 months ago
Education

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 ]
Los Angeles Times
2 months ago
Los Angeles

A school bus, donated dresses, Alicia Keys' hairstylist: Two LAUSD students go to Oscars

High school students at Los Angeles Unified School District are preparing for the Oscars.
Nominated film 'The Last Repair Shop' features students repairing musical instruments. [ more ]
www.dailynews.com
4 months ago
Los Angeles

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 ]
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