Early next year the Los Angeles Unified School District will become one of the largest school districts in the country to ban cell phones on campus.  Superintendent Alberto Carvalho will roll out a district-wide smartphone ban after the LAUSD school board passed a resolution calling for the prohibition.   School board members expressed concerns over the...

Los Angeles Unified teachers,  parents and students expressed support for the district’s upcoming cell phone ban — but with some concerns about the details.  The new policy, set to roll out in January, is being created in response to a school board resolution.    Studies show the unregulated use of phones on campus can harm students’...

The education technology company behind Los Angeles schools’ failed $6 million foray into artificial intelligence was in a Delaware bankruptcy court Tuesday seeking relief from its creditors and to sell off its meager assets before shutting down entirely. The latest chapter in AllHere’s dizzying collapse revealed more information about the once-lauded company’s finances and its...

Leer en español aquí “Yo me siento muy feliz porque yo hace mi proyecto,” says a small blond third grader, sitting on the carpet (“I feel very happy because I does my project.”) “Hice mi proyecto,” corrects teacher Maria Lomeli, speaking through a microphone linked to speakers set off to the side of the gathering...

“Yo me siento muy feliz porque yo hace mi proyecto”, dice un pequeño estudiante rubio de tercer grado, sentado en la alfombra. “Hice mi proyecto”, corrige la profesora María Lomeli a través de un micrófono conectado a unos altavoces situados a un lado de los que se encuentran reunidos. Es un comienzo tranquilo del 100º...

This story was published in partnership with The Trace, a nonprofit newsroom dedicated to reporting on gun violence. You can sign up for its newsletters here. In a video posted to YouTube, 24-year-old school shooting survivor David Hogg points to a whiteboard and outlines a five-step plan to reshape America. Ever since Hogg survived the...

The Child Tax Credit isn’t a subject you’d expect to receive much attention in the middle of a heated presidential campaign. Somewhat technocratic in nature, invisible to a large share of the electorate, the benefit was established in 1997 to provide relief to parents while their kids were young. Its reach is impressive, granting up...

A week before classes at Los Angeles Unified began earlier this month, attendance workers tasked with fighting chronic absenteeism fanned out across the city, visiting the homes of children to make sure they’d show up for the first day of instruction.  Knocking on the doors where kids had repeatedly missed school, the workers told parents...

Heading into a divisive national election, a new poll shows that when it comes to education, at least, Americans overwhelmingly agree that the next president should focus on two things: preparing students for careers and attracting top teachers who will stay in the profession. “There are clear priorities that overwhelming numbers of Americans on both...

Depression and suicidal activity have decreased slightly for teens since 2021, but simultaneously there have been alarming increases in violence, bullying and school avoidance, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In 2023, two in ten teens were bullied at school and one in ten did not attend due to safety concerns, 4%...