Clear, but slim, majorities of L.A. city and county adults favor the mandates, but parents of school-aged kids are split, according to an LMU poll.
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District officials are weighing the benefits of their testing regimen against its “extreme cost.”
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The district has required masks indoors and outdoors ever since campuses reopened in April 2021.
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Some local authorities, including Los Angeles County, may continue to require masks in K-12 settings.
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Of students recently tested for covid, the positivity rate was nearly 17%, the district said Monday. And with so many students visiting Daily Pass app at once, some reported hour-long waits to log on.
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Miamians see Alberto Carvalho as a larger-than-life figure. So what did he do for South Florida's schools?
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The move comes on the heels of news that more than 30,000 LAUSD students still aren't fully vaccinated.
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Carvalho, a charismatic leader with an immigrant's story, has been superintendent in the nation's fourth-largest school system since 2008.
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The deadline is Jan. 10, which isn't enough time for students to get both doses plus wait the full two weeks before they’re considered “fully vaccinated.”
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After a months-long redistricting process, the L.A. City Council has approved a new map for school board districts.
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The measure passed with six of the board members voting in favor, and one recusing himself. It could invite legal challenges — but could also pave the way for other school systems to follow suit.
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A new back-to-school law makes independent study programs the only alternative to in-person classes — but advocates warn they're a poor fit for students with disabilities.
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COVID-19 has cost students a lot, but many students say it is their mental health that's suffered far more than their grades.