Some LA County schools cleared to reopen this week

Officials announced this week that eligible schools in Los Angeles County could reopen.

California schools to reopen? Newsom hints at making announcement

Gov. Gavin Newsom was expected on Friday to provide some details as to what statewide school reopening plans could look like as more than six million public school students continue to deal with the struggles of distance learning. 

Private school teachers offered vaccine ahead of schedule
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How do teachers at private schools end up with vaccine doses ahead of schedule? FOX 11's Christina Gonzalez investigates.

Coalition urges LAUSD board vote to 'fund black futures, not school police'

A coalition of Black students, parents, teachers and community members called Thursday for the Los Angeles Unified School District board to put $25 million recently cut from the school police budget into campuses with the highest Black student enrollment, including those with higher rates of student arrests and lowest achievement levels.

Bill aims to offer free meals to all California public school children

State Sen. Nancy Skinner, (D-Berkeley), introduced "School Meals for All" on Wednesday to make free meals available to every public school student without any burdensome application process or eligibility determination.

Students describe the mental toll of distance learning
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The COVID-19 pandemic upended the lives of thousands of people in California, including students who had to adapt to distance learning in March of last year.

Councilmember introduces motion to explore legal options to force LAUSD schools to reopen

Following through on a move he announced last week, City Councilman Joe Buscaino introduced a motion Tuesday that would ask the city's lawyers to explore legal options to compel schools within the Los Angeles Unified School District to reopen for in-person learning.

US school leaders might extend remote learning into fall 2021

Parents of schoolchildren learning from home shouldn't necessarily count on reclaiming the dining room table any time soon.

LAUSD says reopening is out of the district's control
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As the push continues for reopening schools, LAUSD explains the process is a bit more complicated than what people think.

LAUSD responds to city councilman's push to reopen schools
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Los Angeles Superintendent Austin Beutner and Board of Education members responded today to Los Angeles City Councilman Joe Buscaino's plans to have the city sue schools to reopen, calling the move a political stunt that will not reopen schools.

'Political stunts will not reopen schools,' LAUSD Superintendent says in response to lawsuit motion

Los Angeles Unified Superintendent Austin Beutner released a statement Friday, saying in part that "political stunts will not reopen schools" after a city councilmember announced plans to introduce a motion asking the city attorney to explore legal options for forcing the district to reopen its campuses for in-person learning, despite the continuing COVID-19 pandemic. 

Democrats urge Biden to cancel up to $50k in student loan debt by executive action

The resolution called on President Biden to take executive action to "administratively cancel up to $50,000 in Federal student loan debt for Federal student loan borrowers" using "existing legal authorities" under the Higher Education Act of 1965.

Local school districts react to CDC's announcement of reopening schools

The director of the CDC announced Wednesday that schools can safely reopen even if teachers are not vaccinated for the coronavirus.

Orange County students plan to strike in support of teachers

A group of high school students from the Huntington Beach Union High School District has organized a strike after they say teachers aren’t being given the option to continue the second semester with distanced learning. 

Students in South Bay school districts heading back to class
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Students in the South Bay school districts are heading back to class as districts in the Southland struggle to put together reopening plans.

Battle to get kids back into LA schools
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Some parents have had enough and are calling for LAUSD Superintendent Austin Beutner to step down.

LAUSD marks over 100 million grab-n-go meals served to students in need during pandemic

The Los Angeles Unified School District announced that as of Monday, it has provided 100 million meals to students and community members in need during the COVID-19 pandemic.