LAUSD expected to resume classes Tuesday after Tropical Storm Hilary forces closures Monday

Tropical Storm Hilary dumped record-breaking amounts of rain on Southern California over the weekend. Despite closures Monday, LAUSD schools are expected to reopen Tuesday.

500,000 LAUSD students return to school
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This week, close to half a million LAUSD students said goodbye to summer vacation and hello to new teachers as they return to the classrooms. LAUSD Superintendent Alberto Carvalho joins Good Day LA's Melvin Robert to discuss the impact of this time of year.

1 in custody following reported stabbing at South LA school

One person was taken into custody following a reported stabbing at Joseph Pomeroy Widney Career Preparatory & Transition Center.

LAUSD considers cutting 'Primary Promise' program

The LAUSD may end the beloved "Primary Promise" program that is helping students learn how to read. District officials are citing budget concerns.

LAUSD approves resolution to incorporate LGBTQ+ lessons in curriculum

The Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education unanimously approved a resolution Tuesday encouraging all district schools to incorporate lessons on the LGBTQ+ community into their curriculum.

Protest erupts outside North Hollywood elementary school amid Pride event

The LAPD stepped in as protesters and counter-protesters gathered outside Saticoy Elementary School the day of a scheduled Pride event.

LAUSD to add instructional days over next two school years

Ratification votes are scheduled next week for a tentative agreement that would allow the Los Angeles Unified School District to add three instructional days to its calendar each of the next two school years.

LAUSD to offer universal transitional kindergarten next school year

Beginning next fall, thousands of four-year-olds will be able to enroll in transitional kindergarten at Los Angeles Unified schools.

LAUSD to offer universal TK next school year
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Thousands of Los Angeles 4-year-olds will be able to begin transitional kindergarten in Fall 2023.

Following fatal Mid-Wilshire crash, city council calls for hiring of more crossing guards

The LA City Council approved a report calling for ways to expedite the hiring of more crossing guards, driven by a sense of urgency after a crash that killed a woman and critically injured her 6-year-old daughter near Hancock Park Elementary School.

3 LAUSD students struck by vehicles just 7 days apart

In the past week, three children within the Los Angeles Unified School District were struck by vehicles in three separate incidents.