LA School Report

These days, success in today’s job market doesn’t necessarily mean going to college.  With the nation’s second largest school district now offering nearly 450 Career and Technical Education programs across 160 schools, Los Angeles Unified students are embracing CTE.  More than 47,000 students have access to programs that range from internships and dual enrollment courses...

This story was originally published on LAist. The backstory: According to Los Angeles Unified Superintendent Alberto Carvalho, Department of Homeland Security agents entered Russell Elementary and Lillian Street Elementary — both in South L.A.’s Florence-Firestone area — on April 7 and asked to speak with a total of five students. The principals denied those agents entry when they...

Few observers were probably surprised when Asian students outscored other students on test scores released by California state this fall. Statewide, and here in Los Angeles, Asian students who completed California’s 2024 assessments showed higher levels of proficiency in reading and math, compared to other racial groups.  Asian kids’ dominance of California’s state tests echoes...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. $390,000 to Jaylon Tyson, a former basketball guard at UC Berkeley, from a group of private donors. $3,000 to Jordan Chiles, a UCLA gymnast and Olympic gold-medal winner, from Grammarly, an AI writing company. $390 to Mekhi Mays, a former Cal State Long...

When Los Angeles sophomore Marco Sanchez quit Chatsworth Charter High School’s baseball team, he needed to find a new outlet to build on the teamwork skills he left behind. He said his parents were worried too, wondering “what is Marco going to do now?” The 16-year-old started to consider the school’s Esports program at the...

“I see dual language immersion almost like language reparations,” said José Miguel Kubes. “There was harm done during those 18 years of English-only, and it’s our jobs as educators to do something about it.” Kubes is the superintendent of Delhi Unified, a small district of five schools nestled in California’s Central Valley. Over 90% of...

This story was originally published on CalMatters.org. More than 17,400 high school seniors last fall got the sweetest news any anxious student can get: Congratulations, because of your high school GPA, you’re automatically admitted to one of 10 California State University campuses of your choice — and they’re all relatively affordable. Even with less than...

Like many education leaders, I’m alarmed by the youth mental health crisis. However, I’m also surprised by the limited solutions offered to solve such a dilemma. In a 2022 CDC survey, 15.3% of youth aged 12-to-17 had current diagnoses of anxiety, and 7.5% of the same age group had current depression diagnoses. These numbers are...

A little more than one month in, the Los Angeles Unified School District’s cell phone ban is getting praise from parents – and hatred from students.   LAUSD launched its cell phone prohibition on February 18th of this year. It allows schools to design their own policies for banning the use of phones by students on...

Eric Kinley, a student support coordinator at Aveson Charter School, has seen firsthand the devastation of the deadly Eaton fire in Altadena – but he’s also seeing how students, parents and teachers are adapting post-fire. Aveson was one of the schools destroyed in the historic wildfires that swept through Los Angeles in January. More than...