LA School Report

With 53 percent of the precincts reporting in the LA Unified school board’s District 1 race, the results indicate a runoff is in the cards between George McKenna and Alex Johnson. Latest updates available at the County Clerk’s office.  

LA School Report will bring readers live updates of today’s race to win the LA Unified school board’s District 1 seat tonight with up-to-the-minute returns. Starting at about 9:15 p.m., as results come in, LA School Report will bring you fresh updates via Twitter: @laschoolreport; our FB page and posts to this site.  STAY TUNED.  ...

In case you missed it, LA School Report has been honored with five nominations for the Los Angeles Press Club’s 56th Southern California Journalism Awards. The awards recognize Los Angeles area journalists and publications as well as excellence in new and emerging media. Of the five nominations, two go to LA School Report commentator Ellie...

As voters head to the polls today, candidates running for LA Unified District 1 board seat were making last-minute pushes to reach voters and promote their message. Seven candidates are competing for a seat that has been vacant since December, and only an outright winner, with more than 50 percent of the vote, can assume...

In a show of unity, UTLA‘s current and incoming presidents waved the prospect of a teachers strike in the coming school year if LA Unified offers anything less than an eight percent raise for the next school year, building to 17.6 percent in years to follow. Appearing together at an afternoon news conference yesterday, Warren...

This Primary election in education: Reform and spending Voters in today’s primaries are faced with a laundry list of education issues as they head to the polls. School boards from some larger districts have vacant seats that are set to be filled, and bond measures ranging from $60 million to $650 million for school renovations will...