Students take online Common Core test with minimal interruptions An estimated 3.2​ ​million 3​r​d- through 8th-graders and 11th-graders will have taken tests in English language arts and math. Ed Source 2 high school students arrested for allegedly changing grades for cash Authorities said the students hacked into the network and shut down the school’s website,...

Today is the last day of spring semester classes for LA Unified, and for thousands of students it means summer is finally here. For teachers, it also is the start of vacation, and tomorrow they will get their first fat paycheck including a long-awaited raise and backpay that is due as the result of their new contract....

By Carl Cohn Now that the recent school board elections are over in the Los Angeles Unified School District, there will be the usual calls for a new beginning and getting down to the serious business of charting a bright future for the 600,000 or so deserving students that the board is privileged to serve....

Parents at South LA school demand principal to step down Parents say they and their students have been mistreated and verbally abused by Brenda Grady for years. CBS Los Angeles Ed chair’s facility bond fails passage in Senate Sen. Carol Liu’s bill received support from all 27 Democrats in the upper house but failed to...

* UPDATED California spent less than the national average per pupil in 2013, according to a new Census Bureau report. The state’s spending of $9,220 per student was below the national average of $10,700 and behind 34 other states and the District of Columbia, but still well ahead of some of the worst states on the...

By Sophie Quinton | National Journal On a Monday morning in March, several hundred Albuquerque (New Mexico) High School students walked out of their first period classes and onto the grounds in front of school. Despite warnings from school leaders that they could lose the chance to walk in graduation ceremonies by participating in the...

Teacher evaluation bill moves to Senate floor A bill that would allow teacher unions to negotiate various aspects of their own job performance evaluations is expected to be considered on the Senate floor this week. SI&A Cabinet Report Los Angeles River School teaches water conservation through gardening The pilot school is one of only three...

LA Unified and the Associated Administrators of Los Angeles (AALA) have reached a tentative agreement on a 10 percent salary increase over two years that would replace a June 2014 agreement that called for a 6.5 percent raise. The agreement is set to be voted on for ratification by members of AALA — which represents...

By Sandy Banks When I was asked to speak at the Aviva High graduation, my marching orders were clear: Offer a little wisdom and loads of encouragement. These girls had been through a lot. There were only five students in the graduating class. One didn’t show up. Aviva educates teenage girls who need emotional or...

College Board, Khan Academy team up to offer free SAT prep program Students can start preparing for the SAT Tuesday with a new, free online study program affiliated with the test. Los Angeles Times Teaching-sub hiring policies vary widely The growing demand for substitutes has raised questions about the quality of temporary teachers and their...