LAUSD police officer charged with attempted sex trafficking of a child A Los Angeles Unified School District police officer surrendered to federal agents Wednesday morning after he was accused of attempting to have sex with a minor, officials said. Los Angeles Times Charter schools sharing LAUSD campuses: Nobody loves it, everyone has to live with...

Kids in LA County grow up more segregated by income Children in Los Angeles County are growing up in more economically segregated neighborhoods than their parents did, as affluent families move to where the best-performing schools are, according to a new USC study. By Josie Huang, KPCC Railroad crossing arm crashes through school bus windows...

Science lessons set to rap music. Aspirations in envelopes pinned to the ceiling. And a commitment to live alongside students. Tunji Adebayo, who teaches 7th and 8th grade science at Lou Dantzler Preparatory Charter Middle School, was honored Monday night for his innovation and dedication at Teach For America’s “Celebrating Changemakers in Education.” “Tunji’s dedication to...

Dance program teaches LAUSD students life lessons Dancing can make a difference in a child’s education as a program in the Los Angeles Unified School District has shown. “It’s about using dance and music to bring life and learning skills, the discipline, the focus, the energy that you can then take into anything that you...

Manhattan Beach school district, LAUSD honored on Earth Day by U.S. Department of Education LAUSD’s efforts to incorporate sustainability into students’ education helped earn it the honor. Each school in the district has a Coordinated School Health Wellness Committee, which promotes student health and well-being with representatives from physical, health, counseling and psychological services. By...

By Michael Bloomberg  Eli Broad is one of the world’s most successful entrepreneurs—not only in business but in philanthropy too. The two Fortune 500 companies he built (KB Home and SunAmerica Inc.) have helped millions of people achieve their aspirations of owning their own homes and retiring with security. As a philanthropist, he seeks out the most...

By Judy Lin | CALmatters As he eyes a run for governor, former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa is spotlighting the lagging academic performance of Latino and African American students and saying the state should do more to hold schools accountable. The 63-year-old Democrat says parents have a right to know how their schools are...

Magnet schools seen as a way to keep students in the district The high interest in magnets shows that those types of schools could be a way to bring students back, school board member Richard Vladovic says. By Sonali Kohli, Los Angeles Times Students rally around teacher critically injured in Santa Ana hit-and-run, NBC4 ‘Fragmented’ school districts:...

Poll: Voters support school bond and Prop. 30 extension Seven months before the November election, substantial majorities of likely California voters said they would support extending Proposition 30, the temporary income tax on the wealthiest state residents, and passing a proposed $9 billion school construction bond, according to a survey. By John Fensterwald, EdSource Appeals...

Massive loss of preschool seats looms for LA County A new report estimates that the economic toll on Los Angeles County from the loss of funding for thousands of preschool seats later this year will be almost $600 million annually. By Deepa Fernandes, KPCC Outdoor programs play supporting role for state’s new science standards, EdSource...