As she arrived to the stage Monday night, Tamar Galatzan grabbed two bottles of water for the debate participants and handed one to her challenger, Scott Schmerelson, who smiled and thanked her. The gesture set the stage for the evening, as both candidates for the LA Unified District 3 seat avoided any criticism of each...

To a layman, the raw data from an ongoing mental health survey of LA Unified’s students is shocking, jaw-dropping and head-spinning: 98 percent reported experiencing one or more stressful or traumatic life events in the past 12 months and at least half suffer from moderate to severe symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). But also shocking in its...

* UPDATED The brutal civil war in Syria has been raging for more than four years now, and some students at View Park Preparatory Charter High School on Crenshaw Blvd. will experience it like never before when they connect virtually with Syrian refugee youth living at a Save the Children community center in Amman, Jordan. The...

Nearly two-thirds of California voters support legislation requiring schools to integrate breakfast into the school day, according to the latest statewide Field Poll. Four questions on breakfast in the classroom were included in the poll on behalf of California Food Policy Advocates, a nonprofit dedicated to improving the health and well-being of low-income Californians by...

Senators announce agreement to update education law Two key senators have announced a bipartisan agreement on rewriting the No Child Left Behind education law. The Huffington Post Kindergarteners’ parents scramble for spots in annual rite of spring The line started forming at Mar Vista during the holiday weekend with parents camping out like Best Buy...

LAUSD’s union negotiations, budget woes continue this week The district and UTLA emerged from their second state-mediated gathering Monday with an agreement to meet two more times this week. Los Angeles Daily News Chicago mayoral runoff heads into the last lap Challenger Jesús “Chuy” Garcia, who is backed by the Chicago Teachers Union, says Rahm...

Parents have launched a petition at 20th Street Elementary to take over the school, force major changes and win the right to replace its staff and teachers, the Los Angeles Times reported today. If a majority of parents sign the petition, it will be the latest effort in the state to use the so-called “Parent...