*UPDATED One day later than the rest of the district, students from two schools in Porter Ranch impacted by a major gas leak are expected to begin classes tomorrow at two different schools miles away after LA Unified crews worked over the winter break to prep the sites. The 1,850 students from Porter Ranch Community School and Castlebay...

By Lisa Leff Soaring tax revenues have carried per-pupil education spending in California beyond where it stood before the recession, but even the record sum proposed by Gov. Jerry Brown is unlikely to reverse the state’s standing as a comparative miser when it comes to investing in public schools, advocates and education officials said. Brown,...

L.A. schools insider and an outsider emerge as favorites to lead the district Attention appears to be focused on two candidates: Deputy Supt. Michelle King, an LAUSD insider, and Kelvin Adams, a superintendent from St. Louis. Los Angeles Times, by Howard Blume What students and parents are expecting from the Porter Ranch relocation When the...

It’s time, right? We’ve known for ages that Ramon Cortines was stepping down as LA Unified superintendent. The process to replace him has been going on for months, and the end appears in sight. So, here are 10 reasons why we might know the new boss on Monday, when the board is scheduled to meet again....

Adams says LA Unified is interested in him for the top post The superintendent of the St. Louis Public Schools, is on a short list of candidates being considered to head the Los Angeles Unified School District. St. Louis Business Journal, by Diana Barr LA school district will be broke by 2020 unless drastic cuts...

By Tom Chorneau State officials won high marks for efforts to make sure all low-income children are covered by health insurance but challenges still stand when it comes to ensuring access to care and to specialized services, according to a new survey. The 2016 report card on California from Children Now estimated that during the two years...

Court of appeal finally to hear case charging underfunding of schools A state court of appeal will hear arguments in two long-delayed lawsuits charging that the state violated children’s constitutional rights by underfunding education. EdSource, by John Fensterwald Some districts exempt students in special ed from vaccination law California has not yet issued guidance on...

The Ethicist, By Kwame Anthony Appiah A reader’s question: My wife and I are an interracial couple living in Oakland, Calif. We are both first-generation college graduates for whom solid public-school educations made all the difference. We are struggling with choosing a public school for our son, who will enter kindergarten this year. State test...

Late teacher Jaime Escalante among those honored with 2016 stamps High school math teacher Escalante, a Bolivian immigrant, taught at high-poverty Garfield High School in Los Angeles, building a first-class math program. Sacramento Bee, by Bill Lindelof L.A. Unified school board still struggling to name leader “This is very, very hard work, as it should...