LAUSD, administrators union reach deal on eventual return to in-person classes

The Los Angeles Unified School District announced a tentative agreement with the union representing principals and administrators, outlining protocols for the eventual reopening of school campuses.

LAUSD teams return for conditioning workouts

It may not seem like much, but it's one big step towards a return to some degree of COVID-19 normalcy. 

LAUSD teams return for conditioning workouts
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It may not seem like much, but it's one big step towards a return to some degree of COVID-19?normalcy.?

First public elementary schools reopen for TK-second graders in LA County
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Monday?was the first day back at school for about 2,000 students in the Los Virgenes Unified School District. FOX 11 was there as the doors opened at Lupin Hill Elementary Schools in Calabasas and most kids?and their parents were thrilled.

'The students are the real winners': Voters secure $7 billion school bond measure for LAUSD

"The students are the real winners today," said Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent Austin Beutner after voters passed Measure RR on Tuesday, securing a $7 billion bond measure aimed at improving school facilities, upgrading technology and implementing COVID-19 safety standards.

Voters to decide on $7 billion school bond measure for LAUSD

Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education races have grown increasingly contentious in recent years, and this election is no exception, with the traditional debate over charter schools fueling the battle.

LAUSD offering limited in-person small group classes for high-need students

While campuses remain closed to most Los Angeles Unified students, district officials Monday announced plans to provide in-person instruction to small groups of students most in need as well as outdoor conditioning for athletes.

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.

Study finds that nearly 270,000 K-12 students in California were homeless last year

Nearly 270,000 kindergarten through 12th students in California experienced homelessness during the 2018-2019 school year, according to a report released Monday by UCLA.

Mother files lawsuit after 7-year-old son with autism handcuffed for almost 40 minutes

A North Carolina mother is filing a lawsuit against her son’s school after a former resource officer restrained her child, who suffers from autism, for nearly 40 minutes.

'Listen. Act. Unite': 'Sesame Street' tackles racism in Zoom-like TV special

“Sesame Street” has always pressed for inclusion. Now in the wake of the national reckoning on race, it’s going further — teaching children to stand up against racism. Sesame Workshop — the nonprofit, educational organization behind “Sesame Street” — will air the half-hour anti-racist special “The Power of We” and hopes families will watch together.

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.

Distance learning brings glitchy connections, cramped quarters, more time with family

Sure it's nice to sleep in and do math problems in comfy clothes. But there are a host of other problems, like a lack of technology and even textbooks making virtual learning more difficult, especially for those at the lower end of the socioeconomic rung. 

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.

1 in 4 young Asian Americans experienced anti-Asian hate amid COVID-19

A study conducted by the Stop Asian-American Pacific Islander Hate Youth Campaign found that 1 in 4 young Asian Americans have personally experienced anti-Asian hate during the COVID-19 pandemic.

CDC: COVID-19 cases among young adults increased in US by 55% in 1 month

A study conducted from data collected by the CDC found that COVID-19 cases among people aged 18-22 increased 55% in just one month.