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George Clooney, Hollywood A-Listers Launch LA Magnet School, Hoping To Help Solve Hollywood's Diversity Problem

As a child of immigrants, "I was raised by TV," said Mindy Kaling, actor and advisor to the school. "But I had no access" to the industry.

LAUSD Students Haven't Taken State Tests Since Before The Pandemic. Here Are The New Scores

As expected, "kids who were at risk and in a fragile condition prior to the pandemic ... were the ones who lost most ground," said L.A. Unified's superintendent.

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Two Years Before Online Attack, Auditors Warned Los Angeles Unified About Cybersecurity. How Bad Were The Problems They Found?

Cybersecurity auditors gained access to a “limited number of Social Security numbers” on LAUSD systems and tricked employees into sharing passwords. Were these easy-fix problems, or entrenched issues?

Los Angeles Unified Caught In Cyberattack — Here's What Happens Next

Los Angeles Unified school officials shut down all of the district’s vital online systems over the weekend in an attempt to contain a ransomware cyberattack.

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Ransomware Attack Freezes LAUSD Online Systems — But Schools Will Still Open Tuesday

LAUSD referred to the disruption as a “likely criminal” act serious enough that the White House and FBI got involved.

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Some California Schools Skimped On Air Conditioning For Years. This Heat Wave Is Just The Beginning Of Their Problems

“The good news is we’re starting to see more money” to fix aging HVAC systems, one expert said. “My fear is we’ll lose interest before the problem is solved.”

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LAUSD Superintendent Praises New City Ban On Homeless Encampments Near Schools

“I stand with the mayor,” said LAUSD Superintendent Alberto Carvalho. “This is not obviously a comprehensive solution … but we have to start somewhere.”

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Missing Students, Emptying Schools: LA Unified Faces A Hard Future. What Leaders Are Doing To Change Course

The nation's second largest school district had a good first day of the 2022 school year, but its leader says there's room for growth.

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Los Angeles Unified Superintendent Tells District To Brace For Impact

Ninety-nine percent of teaching jobs in the Los Angeles Unified School District will be filled by the time the academic year starts next week, the superintendent said Monday.

A student places a nasal swab from a COVID-19 test into a tube at an L.A. Unified School District screening site at San Fernando Middle School in March 2021.

LAUSD Will Scale Back COVID-19 Testing, ‘Daily Pass’ Health Checks When New School Year Starts

The policy shift drastically scales back the testing effort that, at its outset, accounted for the lion’s share of all COVID-19 tests conducted in L.A. County.

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What Are ‘Community Schools’? And Why Is California Betting Big That They’ll Remake Public Education?

California is putting $4.1 billion behind the model. Educators who've already built community schools say "hard work" lies ahead.

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LA School Police Chief Retires, Setting Stage For More Change At Department

Leslie Ramirez's departure sets up the third leadership change at the department in less than three years.