LAUSD eyeing more bonds as funds for school repairs dwindle The school board is scheduled to consider a $22.4 million request to address repairs needed at seven schools. KPCC Residents Wary of Plans to Convert Old Elementary Schools Plans to redevelop four Valley elementary school campuses and reopen them as charter schools have received mixed...

LA Unified and the teachers union, UTLA, met in another bargaining session today, but from the union’s perspective, not much happened to draw the sides closer. The union announced late this afternoon that it was “rounding out” its list of demands, to include supports for displaced educators, improved UTLA representation for substitute educators facing termination,...

By Teresa Watanabe | Via The Los Angeles Times L.A. Unified officials are coming under fire for allowing their attorneys to argue that a 14-year-old student was mature enough to consent to sex with her middle school math teacher. The arguments were made in a civil case that was filed last year by the student,...

School groups ask to delay API scores Organizations representing school administrators and school boards say that many districts aren’t ready to appraise schools’ performance with API scores. Ed Source Universal Studios Hollywood holds 10th annual ‘Day Of Giving’ event Universal Studios played host to 250 young homeless students who were bused in from over 30...

The Los Angeles School Police Department (LASPD) has been named No. 1 in Security magazine’s rankings of the K-12 education sector for the fifth straight year. The magazine analyzed key factors such as active shooter training, asset and theft protection and cyber security in assessing the security forces around the nation’s schools. “This honor could not have...

Via The Hechinger Report | By Jonas Chartock and Ross Wiener  An abundance of recent books, research and headlines present growing evidence that our nation’s schools can and must do a better job of preparing teachers for the experiences they’ll face in the classroom. They show that if educators really knew how to address the challenges...

LAUSD argued middle schooler can consent to sex with teacher LAUSD lawyers fighting a civil lawsuit argued in court that a 14-year-old student was mature enough to consent to having sex with her 28-year-old teacher. KPCC The most common gripes about Teach for America by ranking The names and players change, but many of the...

Parents find LA schools magnet program application process daunting Some families find the process time for applying to LA Unified magnet schools time-consuming and frustrating. KPCC Weary march into Corrective Action continues in CA The confused and complex landscape surrounding school accountability in California is set to take one more step deeper into the abyss....

By Molly Hensley-Clancy | Via Buzzfeed For the first time, Google Chromebooks were the best-selling device in the education market this quarter, beating out Apple’s iPad in the K-12 sphere, according to data from market research firm IDC. The latest data is a high point for Chromebooks in their remarkable surge into the education industry....