Prom dreams come true for LAUSD teens
Some lucky teens within the Los Angeles Unified School District are getting free prom necessities as part of the “Say Yes to the Prom” tour in Los Angeles.
George Clooney helps establish 'model' high school in LA
George Clooney is known as many things... actor, director, writer, producer, activist. Now, he’s also known as the co-founder of a public school program that’s been described as a “national model” by the U.S. Secretary of Education.
LAUSD custodians, other essential workers authorize strike if negotiations fail
The affected employees, most of whom earn an average salary of 25,000 a year, have been working without a contract since June 2020. The first mediation session is scheduled for February 21.
Thousands of LAUSD students attend acceleration day classes
Roughly 72,000 LAUSD students enrolled in the district's first "acceleration day" designed to help students recover learning lost during the pandemic.
LAUSD sees record-high graduation rate
The Los Angeles Unified School District had an 86.1% four-year graduation rate in the 2021-22 school year, its highest-ever.
Ex-LAUSD teacher had pattern of raping, marrying students: attorney
Jeffrey Scott Jones is accused of grooming and sexually abusing five of his underage students - marrying three of them - from 1986 to 2012.
LAUSD middle school holds fentanyl awareness seminar amid recent poisoning cases
An LAUSD middle school held a seminar Wednesday to educate parents and students about the dangers of fentanyl following several incidents across the district.
LAUSD workers protest alleged harassment by school district
Their demands include improved wages and more full-time work, according to the SEIU.
LAUSD sexual battery claim dismissed, but negligence allegation stays in abuse suit
The lawsuits were filed in 2020 and the girls were mostly ages 10, 11 and 12 years old at the time.
LAUSD accused of telling teachers to take down GoFundMe raising money after classroom vandalized
LAUSD is accused of telling its teachers to take down GoFundMe pages in the wake of one of the classrooms being vandalized in the San Fernando Valley.
LAUSD data posted on dark web did not contain sensitive information: Superintendent
An analysis of stolen Los Angeles Unified data posted on the dark web by a criminal hacking syndicate showed no evidence that the cyberattack accessed sensitive student or staff personal data.
LAUSD cyberattack: Carvalho says sensitive student information not made public
LAUSD Superintendent Alberto Carvalho said Monday that the cyberattack against the district was "even more limited than we originally anticipated.''
Hackers release LAUSD data after ransom denied
The school district opened a phone line for parents to call regarding the cyberattack.