The case for starting sex education in kindergarten By law, all primary school students in the Netherlands must receive some form of sexuality education. The system allows for flexibility in how it’s taught. PBS LAUSD to pay $4.42 million in 3 Pacoima molestation lawsuits The lawsuits alleged the district was negligent in its supervision of...

LAUSD sued after student allegedly sexually assaulted on campus The lawsuit claims that the school principal said she was too busy to help when notified during the attack. ABC7 Wall Street cheers Brown’s revised May budget A key Wall Street rating agency gave California a positive credit report last week. SI&A Cabinet Report Can we...

Demonstrators call for removal of principal at John W. Mack Elementary  The emotions were raw outside of John W. Mack Elementary School in South Los Angeles Thursday. ABC7 New California teaching credentials decline for 10th successive year At the same time, the number of teachers given short-term and provisional permits, and so- called “intern” credentials,...

L.A. school board seat is a pivotal win for charter school movement The win gives the district’s 211 charter schools a key ally they never had before. Los Angeles Times L.A. School Board wins/losss are like mirror images Rarely do voters demand change while simultaneously reaffirming the status quo, but that’s exactly what happened in...

CA readies new student report cards on Common Core testing State officials say they are moving forward with the new student report cards despite potential conflicts with the No Child Left Behind Act. SI&A Cabinet Report San Pedro mother claims school police officer used excessive force on son Andres Munoz, 11, said his wrist injury...

LAUSD school board, City Council race highlight today’s election Lacking a high profile race, such as a mayoral contest, the general municipal election is expected to draw less than 10 percent of registered voters. KPCC Polls open: L.A. voters to decide one council, three school races Three incumbents on the L.A. Board of Education are...

Attack ads plentiful in LAUSD board races Supporters of candidates for three seats on the Los Angeles Unified School District board will spend more than $5.5 million by the time ballots are cast Tuesday. Daily Breeze Where dropping out is going up Nationally, high-school graduation rates are improving. But in a few states, the numbers...

Spending in race for three LAUSD board seats reaches nearly $4.6 million The results of Tuesday’s election could shift the ideological balance of the seven-member board. Los Angeles Times Teachers, tenure hauled into LAUSD election debate Teachers are at risk of losing their closest ally on the board, Bennett Kayser. KPCC State Senate OKs bill...

What to do with a $4b surplus? Schools say they come first Gov. Jerry Brown is expected to unveil his revised May budget plan today on how to use nearly $4 billion in unanticipated revenue. SI&A Cabinet Report SoCal high schools violate graduation cap and gown law Some schools are not communicating the law to...

By Rob Bonta and Jeff Bridges It’s hard being a kid. There’s class work, homework and, in some cases, part-time work. It’s even harder being a hungry kid. Imagine trying to focus on an important lesson with an empty stomach. How well would you perform? Now multiply that feeling by 4.3 million. That’s the number...