Beutner announces $1 million investment to help homeless LAUSD students, students in foster care
Superintendent Austin Beutner announced Tuesday that the Los Angeles Unified School District will invest $1 million to support students experiencing homelessness and those who are part of the foster-care system.
Mission to get computers, internet access to homeless LAUSD students
Beloved Watts community activist 'Sweet' Alice Harris is announcing a huge partnership and outreach to get computers and reliable internet access to homeless students in the Los Angeles Unified School District.
LAUSD to observe April 24 in recognition of the Armenian Genocide
The Los Angeles Unified School District has voted to observe April 24 as an official school holiday in recognition of the Armenian Genocide.
LAUSD superintendent pens letter to President Trump calling for emergency funding for schools
On Wednesday, Los Angeles Unified Superintendent Austin Beutner issued an open letter to President Trump informing the president that the district will not be including a prepared letter from the president in family food boxes and calling for immediate passage of a bipartisan bill providing relief for schools.
LAUSD superintendent lays out plans to test students for COVID-19 when they return to class
Los Angeles Unified Superintendent Austin Beutner said Monday that the school district has created a COVID-19 testing system in anticipation of students returning to its campuses.
Community leaders, celebrities answer the call to provide homeless LAUSD students with laptops
Community and business leaders are answering the call to provide homeless children in the Los Angeles Unified School District the devices and internet access they need to go to school during the pandemic.
Beutner: COVID-19 numbers still too high to reopen LAUSD schools
Superintendent Austin Beutner said Monday that public schools in Los Angeles are not yet ready to reopen for in-person instruction amid the coronavirus, even as he detailed some of the challenges in virtual learning.
Passionate community leaders work to get devices to homeless LAUSD students
Long-time community activist “Sweet Alice" Harris is calling on the Los Angeles Unified School District to keep its promise to give homeless students devices so they can do their homework and keep up in school during the virus era.
LAUSD superintendent says in-person classes present difficulties amid COVID-19 pandemic
Los Angeles Unified School District is looking at options to reopen schools when it is safe to do so amid the COVID-19 pandemic, but Superintendent Austin Beutner said Monday implementing those plans won't be easy.
Dozens of LAUSD schools to serve as vote centers on Election Day
Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County ClerkDean Logan announced on Tuesday that dozens of Los Angeles Unified School District campuses will serve as vote centers in the Nov. 3 election.
Still no decision on when LAUSD students will return to schools
As Los Angeles Unified students continue to learn in virtual classrooms, the superintendent reiterated Monday that "any return to schools is not without risk" during the pandemic and no decision has been made on when campuses will reopen.
LAUSD reports decrease in attendance, kindergarten enrollment
With virtual instruction well under way in the Los Angeles Unified School District, the superintendent said Monday that average daily student attendance is at 88.4%, compared to 91.8% last year, with kindergarten classes seeing a major decline.
Property crime on the rise at LAUSD schools following cuts to weekend, overnight school patrols, police say
The Los Angeles School Police Department and the union representing them tell FOX 11 there’s been a major uptick in property crime at LAUSD campuses since schools were closed at the beginning of the pandemic, and that it’s only gotten worse since weekend and overnight patrols were slashed as a result of LAUSD’s vote to reduce the school police budget by $25 million.
As LAUSD students gear up to go ‘back-to-school’ at home, no two distance-learning setups are alike
It is back-to-school - at home - for hundreds of thousands of Southland kids, and families are readying their distance-learning setups.
LAUSD superintendent details plan for COVID-19 testing, contact tracing for students, staff, families
Los Angeles Unified Superintendent Austin Beutner shared more details Monday of a COVID-19 testing and contact tracing program for school district staff, students and their families, with the testing set to begin with on-campus workers.
LAUSD to launch COVID-19 testing, tracking programs for students, staff, family
Los Angeles Unified School District superintendent Austin Beutner announced Sunday the launch of a program that will provide regular COVID-19 testing and contact tracing to school staff, students and their families.
Teachers approve LAUSD's plans for fall semester
Teachers in the Los Angeles Unified School District have overwhelmingly approved a labor agreement outlining distance-learning procedures for the fall semester, officials have announced.
LAUSD offering one-on-one tutoring for students most in need as district continues online learning
Free one-on-one tutoring will provided as part of Los Angeles Unified's plan this fall to bridge the gap for students who need some extra help as the district continues online learning, Superintendent Austin Beutner said Monday.
LAUSD board members praise distance-learning plans for fall
Members of the Los Angeles Unified School Board of Education Tuesday heaped praise on distance-learning plans for the fall, on a day that county public health officials confirmed they will not even consider waivers allowing some classes to be held in person.
LAUSD superintendent releases plans for 2020-2021 school year
With the upcoming school year rapidly approaching, Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent Austin Beutner on Monday released finalized plans for what students can expect since campuses will remain closed due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.