On Friday morning, more than 100 parents were lined up outside Walter Reed Middle School in Studio City waiting for a permit to get their child into one of the district’s Schools for Advanced Studies. One dad spent the night on the school steps. No, it’s no April Fool’s joke. Getting into one of LA...

This is part of a series looking at the different types of schools that make up the Los Angeles Unified School District. As part of our examination of magnets, LA School Report visited Francisco Bravo Medical Magnet to learn what makes it one of the top schools in the district.  A nondescript building next to the...

About 1,900 LAUSD students who failed test now could get their diplomas LA Unified will begin mailing out diplomas soon to hundreds of former students who’d already completed an online application to determine their eligibility. As many as 1,900 former district students may get their diplomas. By Fermin Leal, EdSource A diverse teaching force? This search...

How can the funding more than double per student, yet LA Unified still be facing a financial crisis? Chief Financial Officer Megan Reilly posed that question as she explained the intricacies of the budget and laid out new numbers at Tuesday’s special board meeting. For example, she pointed out that by the end of the recession in 2009,...

A student at Francisco Bravo Medical Magnet in Boyle Heights died after she was reportedly swept away by a wave on Saturday during a beach cleanup in Santa Monica. The 17-year-old student, Thuy Tran, was a candidate this year to be valedictorian of Bravo and was also a senior track star at the school, according to...

Bill would limit autonomy of LA Unified inspector general regarding charter schools AB 2806 would place new limits on the office’s autonomy, making it answerable to the seven-member school board with restrictions on how much time and money the office could spend on its investigations of charter schools. By Michael Janofsky, EdSource Taking the stress...

School security officers outnumber counselors in four out of the 10 largest public school districts in the country — including three of the top five — according to data obtained by The 74. New York City, Chicago, Miami-Dade County and Houston schools all employ more security staff than counselors. New York City, Chicago and Miami-Dade...

In Hollywood’s backyard, there’s a push to rectify arts inequities Years of cuts have stripped arts classes from much of the Los Angeles district, leaving many children in the world’s entertainment capital with no instruction in music, visual arts, dance or theater. By Christine Armario, Associated Press UC schools harm local students by admitting so many...

The Supreme Court Tuesday voted 4-4 to uphold mandatory union dues for teachers and other public employees, at least for the time being. Justices issued a short, unsigned opinion saying that the lower court’s opinion “is affirmed by an equally divided court.” High court votes that end in a tie affirm the lower court’s ruling...

In order to strengthen state-level efforts across the country, the education reform organizations StudentsFirst and 50-State Campaign for Achievement Now (better known as 50CAN) are merging, 50CAN will announce today. The new group will be known as 50CAN, but StudentsFirst state chapters will retain their names (except in Pennsylvania, where their work overlapped). While both organizations...