State delays releasing Common Core-aligned test scores until September Officials say they want to take extra care to make sure everything is accurate and complete before the official release in September. EdSource LA schools urged to shift football practices to early morning due to heat  The rush to avoid heat stroke is spreading from Texas...

In what is likely to be his final major address as LA Unified superintendent, Ramon Cortines delivered a jocular cheerleading speech today that was absent any bold vision of new ideas or new directions for the district. Focusing on “unity” and “family” for LAUSD, he made no mention of the effort to find a new superintendent, how...

A new evaluation of LA Unified’s greening initiatives by the district’s Inspector General encourages the addition of green space and gardens as a way to fight the California drought, finding them to be a more efficient way to conserve water than covering the open spaces with asphalt. However, if the district wants to create more...

By Emma Brown Ten California teachers and the Christian Educators Association have sued the California Teachers Association in a case that could eliminate public employee unions’ right to collect fees from all workers. Many observers believe that the case, to be argued before the Supreme Court this fall, could seriously undermine public sector unions nationwide. So who are the teachers who want...

Lawsuit claims state refuses to release data on English learners The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Public Counsel filed a lawsuit to force the department to release the documents. EdSource Parents outraged over school bus fees Some parents are upset that school districts in Southern California are charging for students to ride the bus....

It was a bombshell of a story on Saturday, the LA Times reporting that a group of foundations is exploring plans to expand the number of charter schools within LA Unified to serve many beyond the 100,000 students who now attend charters in the district. What would that mean exactly? Unclear for the time being....

Federal officials came to LAUSD in the past few weeks to gather ideas for a national seismic safety program. “The feds wanted to see how various government agencies do their seismic evaluations and they were very impressed with the way we do them,” said Roger Finstad, the Director of Maintenance and Operations at LAUSD. “There...

By Motoko Rich In a stark about-face from just a few years ago, school districts have gone from handing out pink slips to scrambling to hire teachers. Across the country, districts are struggling with shortages of teachers, particularly in math, science and special education — a result of the layoffs of the recession years combined...

Major charter school expansion in the works for L.A. Unified students Charter school leaders said they have met with officials from the Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation in recent months about the effort. Los Angeles Times Editorial: L.A. Unified’s ‘teacher jail’ policy ends up punishing students As currently practiced, the procedure appears to turn too...

A recent study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that fewer than one in five of the nation’s middle and high schools start the day at 8:30 a.m. or later, a time recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics. In a report last year, the Academy concluded that insufficient sleep in adolescents and...