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School workers to see 30% raise, retroactive pay, as LAUSD announces deal with union following strike
Developing… A day after the end of a 72-hour strike that saw LAUSD custodians, cafeteria workers, teacher aides, special education assistants and bus drivers represented by Service Employees International Union Local 99 walk off the job, the school district announced an agreement on a new contract that “significantly increases salaries for close to 30,000 members.” ...
By LA School Report | March 24, 2023
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LAUSD strike: 4 tips for families about meals, school materials, child care & more as shutdown looms
The Los Angeles Unified School District is poised to shut down classrooms beginning Tuesday, as Service Employees International Union Local 99, which represents roughly 30,000 custodians, cafeteria staff, bus drivers and other service workers, has announced plans for strike for three days. United Teachers Los Angeles, also in contract talks with the district, has announced...
By LA School Report | March 20, 2023
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Best education articles of 2022: Our 8 most shared stories about LA schools
2022 continued to be a chaotic time for the nation’s second largest school district, with chronic absenteeism and other COVID-related issues disrupting LA Unified schools. Starting off the year, LAUSD welcomed a new superintendent, Alberto Carvalho, the former Miami schools chief. It was also a big year for LA School Report as we covered these...
By LA School Report | January 3, 2023
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EDlection 2022: 16 midterm races to watch that could impact schools, students & learning recovery after COVID
We’re just now beginning to process how COVID has reshaped our schools — and the state of our education politics. From historic test score declines to fractured learning recovery efforts, a teen mental health emergency, a high school absenteeism crisis and imploding college enrollment, the foundation of our education system has been rocked. Amid these...
By LA School Report | November 8, 2022
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Profiles: Los Angeles school board candidates discuss ideas
Today we present “Meet the LAUSD School Board Candidates,” profiles of the candidates running for three open seats on the seven-member Los Angeles school board in the June 7 primary. If elected, candidates for LAUSD school board — representing the largest school district in the country with an elected board — will confront complex issues...
By LA School Report | May 24, 2022
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Video: Former Mayor Villaraigosa talks with leading school advocates about movement to enshrine ‘quality education’ as a constitutional right
The U.S Constitution says nothing about education; none of the 25 amendments does either. In Minnesota, the home of former State Supreme Court Justice Alan Page, the state constitution — ratified in 1857 — only requires “a general and uniform system of public schools.” Page thinks the education provision is way overdue for an overhaul....
By LA School Report | January 31, 2022
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Developing: Los Angeles teachers union decries new CDC guidelines on reopening schools, demands teachers and school staff be vaccinated before returning to classrooms
Shortly after the Centers for Disease Control unveiled new federal guidance surrounding reopening schools for in-person learning — guidance that prioritizes masking and social distancing as key strategies and outlines a new color-coded system for measuring surrounding community spread — the union representing more than 35,000 Los Angeles teachers pushed back against the suggestion that...
By LA School Report | February 17, 2021
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Los Angeles Unified and San Diego Unified issue joint announcement of online-only start to school year next month
The following statement was released Monday morning by both the Los Angeles Unified and San Diego Unified School Districts: On March 13, four months ago today, we made the difficult decision to close our schools to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Much has changed since that time: New research is available, additional information on...
By LA School Report | July 13, 2020
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Education must-reads: From charter politics still shaping LAUSD school board elections to an audit finding the state lottery is not putting enough money into Education, 10 new things to know about California’s schools (and beyond)
Education Must-Reads is our daily roundup of the most interesting news articles and analysis surrounding students, schools and California education policy. Charter school politics still in play in LA Unified school board elections The majority of Los Angeles Unified school board seats are up for grabs next week, a pivotal election that will shape how...
By LA School Report | February 26, 2020
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The most memorable education articles of 2019: Our top 10 stories about Los Angeles classrooms, students and school policies from the past year
From strikes to financial woes to inspiring educators and shifting graduation requirements, it was a busy year at LA School Report, charting the course of the country’s second-largest school district. As we turn the page on a new year, a quick look back at the 10 stories that resonated most with readers across California in...
By LA School Report | January 2, 2020