LAUSD students return to campuses for fall semester; some students met with long lines
Hundreds of thousands of Los Angeles Unified School District students are scheduled to return to classrooms Monday, with mask-wearing and weekly COVID-19 testing mandated for all pupils, teachers and staff, and with all district employees now required to be vaccinated.
LAUSD mandates COVID-19 vaccine for all teachers, staff by Oct. 15
All Los Angeles Unified School District employees will be required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Oct. 15. The district previously was mandating only weekly testing for all students and staffers, regardless of vaccination status.
LAUSD to require weekly COVID testing for all students, staff, regardless of vaccination status
In a policy shift, the Los Angeles Unified School District announced Thursday it will require all students and district employees returning to in-person activities for the upcoming academic year to undergo "baseline and ongoing weekly COVID-testing," regardless of vaccination status.
UTLA approves deal with LAUSD on full in-person return to classes
The teacher's union gave LAUSD the green light to go back to a full in-person return to classes for the 2021-2022 school year.
LAUSD Board approves labor deal with teachers for 2021-22 school year
The deal between the union and district includes standards for continued COVID-19 testing, mask-wearing and other safety protocols.
LAUSD partnering with Hollywood A-listers to create film, TV production academy for HS students
LAUSD has partnered with an array of Hollywood stars and industry leaders on a specialized high-school academy that will provide hands-on training and a pathway to production jobs. The Roybal School of Film and Television Production is set to launch in Fall 2022.
LAUSD partners with Dr. Dre, Jimmy Iovine to launch new high school in South LA
L.A. Unified Superintendent Austin Beutner, along with music producer and entrepreneur Jimmy Iovine and artist-producer-entrepreneur Andre "Dr. Dre" Young Monday announced a joint effort to launch a new high school in South Los Angeles — Regional High School .1.
UTLA, LAUSD reach tentative agreement to fully reopen classrooms for 2021-2022
LAUSD and UTLA have reached a tentative agreement to fully reopen classrooms for the upcoming 2021-2022 school year.
LAUSD launches effort to provide affordable housing to teachers, staff
The Los Angeles Unified School district has announced a new effort to provide affordable housing to teachers, staff and families.
Report: Black parents see less racism with online learning
Black parents are finding another benefit to remote learning: being better able to shield their children from racism in classrooms.
LAUSD to fully reopen in-person for fall semester; with option to continue remote learning
LAUSD plans to fully reopen for in-person classes five days a week for the fall semester while providing families the option to continue with online learning if they choose to do so.
LAUSD partners with Amazon to offer jobs to district graduates
Los Angeles Unified students who graduate and enroll full-time in community college will have the opportunity to secure one of several hundred jobs with flexible hours that Amazon is targeting to these students.