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A brown-skinned woman wearing a red dress clutches a tissue in one hand and smiles as she accepts a nameplate that reads "Dr. Rocio Rivas, Board Member."

LAUSD Board Swears In New Member Rocío Rivas: 'We Have To Invest In Our Children'

Rivas' win capped a triumphant election season for allies of L.A.'s powerful teachers union, who now hold a solid majority on the board.

A fence with campaign posters hanging from it, most prominently: for Richard Ingle for PYLUSD school board and one that says "Carrie Buck Voted For Critical Race Theory. Vote Her Out."

‘Hyper-Partisanship’ Is Making It A Lot Harder To Run Public Schools, New UC Research Finds

In politically divided communities, principals report that schools themselves are becoming partisan battlegrounds.

Four women pose and smile for a photograph on an outdoor patio at nighttime. On the left of the photo, a woman dressed in a sweatshirt that says "Black Lives Matter At School" wears a facemask. One brown-skinned woman with curly dark-brown hair in the middle of the group — school board candidate Rocio Rivas — smiles in a black-and-white dress. A woman on the right side of the photo raises a fist and smiles.

Teachers Union Allies Are Back In Control Of The LAUSD Board. Here’s What That Might Mean

Victories for Rocío Rivas and Kelly Gonez strengthen United Teachers Los Angeles' political position at a crucial moment for the union.

Two brown-skinned women sit on a stage in upholstered chairs during a candidate debate. The woman on the right, in a pink shirt and floral skirt, holds a microphone and is speaking. The woman on the left wears a suit jacket, orange shirt, and listens.

After Years Of Mudslinging, This LAUSD Campaign Could Set Records For Positive Advertising

After setting records for negative advertising two years ago, the special interests who dominate LAUSD races are striking a different tone.

Two brown-skinned women appear in large photographs on campaign mailers printed with statements like, 'Vote Democrat María Brenes for school board" or "Dr. Rocío Rivas is the education leader our Los Angeles schools urgently need."

Proposal To Make LAUSD Candidates Eligible For Public Campaign Funding Introduced At City Council

Councilmember Mitch O'Farrell formally introduced a motion asking city officials to study opening L.A.'s "matching funds" program to candidates in LAUSD elections, likely through a ballot measure in 2024.

A man in a white collared shirt and a tie goes to shake the hand of a young boy in a polo. The man is standing in the middle of a school bus, and the boy is seated.

LAUSD Enrollment Shrank Again This Year — But Not As Much As Predicted

Declining birthrates and rising housing costs are still concerns, but the pandemic-related pressures on district enrollment have eased.

A series of campaign mailers, all printed on glossy cardstock pages, are spread on the floor. Both feature women posed smiling toward the camera and campaign messages for the candidates, Rocío Rivas and María Brenes.

LAUSD Could Get Independent Redistricting Panel — And Matching Funds For Board Candidates — In Fallout From LA City Council Scandal

The changes, if enacted, have the potential to upend the power dynamics in LAUSD elections that special interest groups have dominated for years.

A transitional kindergartener at Harding Elementary in Sylmar plays with blocks as Kelly Gonez, president of the L.A. Unified school board, looks on. The student has been given her own set of toys; shared toys, materials and supplies are not allowed in L.A. Unified School District classrooms under reopening guidelines for hybrid instruction.

LAUSD Approves Deal To Move Extra Learning Days, With Unions Divided

Los Angeles Unified School District students will have a normal day of school next Wednesday.

Compromise Would Reschedule LAUSD’s Extra, Optional School Days — And End Threat Of A Teacher Boycott

The district will reschedule the “acceleration days” during winter and spring breaks, which teachers feel will be less disruptive.

Young children play with tiny hurdles placed between striped lines outlining a racecourse on a blacktop surface as a teacher looks on.

Los Angeles School Board Promises More Green Space, Shade For More Schools

The logistics remain in the works.

A security guard sits at a desk under a wall that says "Los Angeles Unified School District."

LAUSD Ended Remote Work Despite ‘Serious Concerns’ About COVID In Its Headquarters. Now There’s An Outbreak

Last spring, internal alarms were sounded over air quality in its headquarters, Beaudry. Today, Los Angeles Unified says the ventilation systems are "up to all standards and codes."

High School journalism teacher Adriana Chavira holds a camera inside a classroom.

LAUSD Lifts Suspension Of Journalism Teacher At Daniel Pearl Magnet High School

LAist first conveyed details of the suspension on Sept. 2. In the two weeks in-between, the teacher's case has garnered national attention.