New laws require update of school sex ed programs If the data is accurate, many California districts have work to do to comply with two new laws that significantly alter the content and delivery of sex education. Cabinet Report, by Kimberly Beltran Federal officials urged not to step on state’s school reforms The state board...

A majority of LA School Report readers responding to our latest poll voted that Michelle King was the right choice to be LA Unified’s next superintendent. King, a longtime district insider, was announced earlier this month as the next superintendent after a months-long search that included looking at some outside candidates. Fifty-three percent of those...

By Sonali Kohli  If your child attends a public school, you might find yourself asking questions. Who is in charge of making sure the principal is good? Who controls contracts with food vendors so that your kids have healthy lunches? Who is responsible for acquiring textbooks? Who sets the tone on what teachers should be doing?...

Report: Schools increasingly turn to ‘underprepared’ teachers to fill vacancies The report points to numerous studies that it says have found that the use of underprepared or substitute teachers can “harm student achievement.” EdSource, by Louis Freedberg Angelenos weigh in on new LAUSD superintendent We asked Angelenos what they thought of the choice of Michelle...

By The Editorial Board The controversial Eli Broad-backed initiative that was designed to double charter-school attendance in the Los Angeles Unified School District has been shape-shifting ever since an early draft was leaked months ago. The goal of enrolling half of the district’s students in charter schools within eight years has been dropped. Now, those...

Acting U.S. Education Secretary: Civil rights community must be vigilant John King plans to use his first speech as acting U.S. Education Secretary to call on the civil rights community to be vigilant as the nation ushers in the ESSA. Washington Post, by Emma Brown Advocates demand state end improper use of force on special...

The California Court of Appeal, Second District has scheduled for Feb. 25 oral arguments in the landmark Vergara v. California lawsuit. The appeal decision will be closely watched throughout the state and beyond, as the future of California’s teacher employment laws surrounding tenure, seniority and dismissal hang in the balance. In 2014, Judge Rolf Treu struck down the...

By Howard Blume Los Angeles’ beleaguered school system doesn’t need the aggressive shake-up some critics have called for so much as consistent, steady progress and collaboration, new schools Supt. Michelle King said in a meeting Thursday with The Times. In her first extended interview since taking office this week, King talked more about the “listening” she intends to do...

Great Public Schools Now, the Broad foundation spinoff organization with plans expands charter schools in Los Angeles Unified, today named Myrna Castrejón as its first executive director. Most recently a senior lobbyist and political strategist for the California Charter Schools Association, Castrejón will led the new group’s investment in “high-quality public schools” to reduce the...