A federal judge in California has dismissed lawsuits brought by LA Unified against three major banks that the district accused of racial discrimination in mortgage lending, leading to a loss of millions in tax revenue for the district. The lawsuits, which had been brought against banking giants — Wells Fargo, JP Morgan and Citigroup —...

For what they’re worth, here are the endorsements in the three contested LA Unified board races. The election is March 3 although early ballots are already out. Previous posts: LAT endorses only 2 incumbents for LA Unified school board; Principals’ union endorses Schmerelson, and 3 incumbents; Teachers union fails again to recommend endorsing Vladovic; SEIU 99 endorses all incumbents in 2015 LAUSD...

This is the next in a series of profiles on candidates running in the March 3 primary for the LA Unified school board. Today’s focus is Andrew Thomas, a candidate for the District 5 seat. When Andrew Thomas’s two children started at John Marshall High School in Los Feliz, the 49-year-old dad was disappointed in...

* UPDATED Why put off until tomorrow . . .well, you get the idea. In the case of the LA Unified school board, the answer is that sometimes you don’t have the votes. Which is exactly what happened last month on a resolution to allow district lawyers to work pro-bono on student deportation cases through...

The candidates in the first — and what looks like only — LA Unified board District 7 debate played it safe and respectful at the Granada Theater in Wilmington on Friday night. While differences did emerge between incumbent board President Richard Vladovic and his challengers, Lydia Gutierrez and Euna Anderson, the candidates refrained from criticizing the...

Franklin, Granada Hills tie for first in academic Super Quiz Granada Hills Charter High School and Franklin High tied for first place in the Super Quiz portion of LA Unified’s annual Academic Decathlon. Los Angeles Times Schools help families enroll in Covered California, Medi-Cal With huge numbers of California children still uninsured, schools helping families...

By the Los Angeles Times Editorial Board The LA Times weighed in today with its endorsements for the LA Unified school board, backing two of three incumbents in the March 3 elections but both with language that suggests moderate misgivings. The editorial board recommends Tamar Galatzan for board District 3 although the support “comes with...

* UPDATED The LA Unified principals’ union, Associated Administrators of Los Angeles, AALA, decided last night to endorse three of the four incumbents in the March 3 school board elections. The exception is Scott Schmerelson, a former teacher and administrator who is one of five people challenging Tamar Galatzan in District 3. Judith Perez, the AALA...

The group of public interest lawyers that were behind the temporary restraining order that forced the state to fix an array of scheduling problems at Jefferson High School last fall have asked the court for intervention at two more LA Unified schools and three others in the state. ACLU lawyer David Sapp said the order would...

* UPDATED After days of tension leading to the first debate with all three candidates running for LA Unified’s board District 5 on March 3, a forum last night at Eagle Rock High School played out with a relatively civil tone and a focus more on policy than politics. Surprisingly, incumbent Bennett Kayser, who is...