UTLA conducts bus tour to rally for better education UTLA conducted a bus tour of Los Angeles Unified School District schools Tuesday where they say there are unacceptable learning and teaching conditions. ABC7 Home bound students use robot to virtually participate in LAUSD classes Students with special needs Tuesday demonstrated how new technology allows for...

By Kyle Spencer | The New York Times This past winter, Nicholas Gottlieb, the father of a third grader and a sixth grader in Manhattan, helped organize a citywide forum against standardized testing during which more than 200 parents and teachers talked about ways to “attack the issue from different angles.” Just last month, he...

Despite spending billions of dollars since 2003 to build new campuses, LA Unified still uses thousands of “portable” or temporary classrooms, and a recent presentation by the district’s Chief Facilities Executive Mark Hovatter made it clear they have become a permanent headache for the district. Despite recent reduction efforts, the district still uses roughly 8,300 portables,...

As she arrived to the stage Monday night, Tamar Galatzan grabbed two bottles of water for the debate participants and handed one to her challenger, Scott Schmerelson, who smiled and thanked her. The gesture set the stage for the evening, as both candidates for the LA Unified District 3 seat avoided any criticism of each...

Unions critical of poll on teachers tenure and seniority-based layoffs Teachers unions expressed concern Monday over the results of a poll indicating that California voters are critical of current teacher job protections. Los Angeles Times Atlanta judge urges talks on sentences in school cheating case Ten educators were convicted on April 1 for their roles...

With the May 19 runoff elections five weeks from tomorrow, Ref Rodriguez has opened a huge money lead over incumbent Bennett Kayser for the District 5 school board seat. Rodriguez, a charter school official, has built a nearly 3-to-1 edge in individual contributions, raising $26,896 to Kayser’s $9,575 through April 4, the latest figures from...

By Shannon Doyle | The New York Times Growing up in the 1970s and ’80s in the Chicago suburb of Blue Island, Ill., Gladys Marquez, the daughter of Mexican immigrants, never once had a Hispanic teacher. Sometimes, when trying to explain to her parents her plans for college — or even why she wanted to...

Results from a new USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times poll released over the weekend had a little something for everyone in the education wars, with overall results that were anything but shocking. The ambiguity was especially true for teachers, who respondents said deserved a raise but should not have the same job protections they have now....

The LA Unified board is preparing for a big spend on health care tomorrow when the members vote to approve a tentative agreement with eight labor partners on a package of benefits through 2018. But Monica Ratliff, the District 6 member, said in a statement this morning from the district that she wants to delay...

‘Teacher bashing’ may be turning new recruits away The precipitous decline in young people entering the teaching profession in California is now a 10-year trend. SI&A Cabinet Report Vaccine fears haunt L.A.’s west side The issue has dominated lives and reconfigured the behavior of parents in the affluent environs of west Los Angeles. Sacramento Bee...