The Morning Read
Your Daily Roundup of LAUSD news from across the web | 10.05.21
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#EDlection2018: Delaine Eastin answers questions on education, children’s issues before Los Angeles forum for gubernatorial candidates
On Tuesday, May 15, candidates for California’s next governor will gather in Los Angeles to discuss issues vital to children and families including educational equity. LA School Report is co-hosting the nonpartisan governor’s forum at Los Angeles Trade Technical College with the Chronicle of Social Change, the Children’s Defense Fund-California, and the Children’s Partnership. Register here for the free event and prepare...
By LA School Report | May 8, 2018
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Antonucci: UTLA announces May 15 ‘sympathy strike’ to greet new superintendent
Mike Antonucci’s Union Report appears weekly at LA School Report. Austin Beutner, the newly named superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District, is already getting his trial by fire. SEIU Local 99, which represents education support employees in the district, will hold a 24-hour strike on May 15 because of contentious contract negotiations. That is also...
By Mike Antonucci | May 8, 2018
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Antonucci: UTLA directs its members to boycott after-school faculty meetings for the month of May
Mike Antonucci’s Union Report appears weekly at LA School Report. The leaders of United Teachers Los Angeles have had many ambitious plans to create a teacher mass movement such as we have seen in West Virginia, Oklahoma, and Arizona. Almost two years ago, UTLA President Alex Caputo-Pearl promised to “create a state crisis” in early 2018. His...
By Mike Antonucci | May 8, 2018
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Analysis: What should top Austin Beutner’s to-do list
Austin Beutner takes over as Los Angeles schools chief a week from today. He was hired for bold action, and he’s vowed to make hard choices. Here’s where he can start. 1. Close the opportunity gap for kids in the highest-need communities. While students in the district have made some academic gains in recent years,...
By Laura Greanias | May 7, 2018
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Commentary: Honor yesterday’s Roosevelt High School heroes by giving today’s students the modern high school they deserve
Students from Roosevelt High School in Boyle Heights recently took to the streets to demand action on gun control and to challenge the criminalization of youth of color. They want to study at school free from the threats of gun violence and want positive school climates that uplift them. A march led by Roosevelt High students...
By Maria Brenes | May 7, 2018
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Commentary: Putting kids first includes the example we set for them
Last Tuesday, the LAUSD school board selected Austin Beutner to be the next superintendent to lead the Los Angeles Unified School District through a historic inflection point. The decisions of this new leader will impact the future of more than half a million children every year, with massive public policy and social justice ripple effects...
By Ben Austin and Veronica Melvin | May 7, 2018
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‘Change must happen’ — Austin Beutner is introduced as superintendent and vows to start with LAUSD’s culture
*Updated May 2 Austin Beutner is ready to make hard choices to bring about change. “It starts with culture. LA Unified has to become an institution that looks at each issue with the mindset ‘We can do this’ and is willing to change to achieve that objective,” the new superintendent said Wednesday at his introductory...
By Esmeralda Fabián Romero | May 2, 2018
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Antonucci: Ballot initiative to gut Proposition 13 postponed until 2020
Mike Antonucci’s Union Report appears weekly at LA School Report. It is an important election year in California, with fiercely contested races for governor, U.S. senator, and state superintendent of public instruction. But one major campaign battle will not make it to the November ballot — and mixed signals from the California Teachers Association could be a...
By Mike Antonucci | May 2, 2018
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Austin Beutner is named superintendent as board members choose strong leadership to tackle LAUSD’s deep academic and fiscal challenges
The elected leaders of Los Angeles’s public schools sent a strong signal Tuesday that LA needs bold leadership, choosing Los Angeles businessman Austin Beutner as superintendent of schools. Beutner is both an insider and an outsider. He has deep ties in Los Angeles and a demonstrated commitment to civic service. The former investment banker served...
By Esmeralda Fabián Romero and Laura Greanias | May 1, 2018
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LAUSD’s interim superintendent looks to liberate principals in the most struggling schools from requirement they hire teachers sent by the district
The principals of 227 struggling Los Angeles schools may be about to get a coveted freedom: the ability to hire the teachers they believe will best educate their students. As common-sense as that sounds, it’s not currently the case at the LA Unified School District, nor at most school districts nationwide. Today, all LA Unified...
By Laura Greanias | April 30, 2018