LAUSD

During Strike, As In Pandemic, Students With Special Needs Get Sidelined

From diaper changing to arithmetic, special education assistants help students navigate the school day. Families say their support is irreplaceable.

Mayor Bass Enters Negotiations Between LAUSD And SEIU As Strike Rolls Through Day 2

Parents picked up food and homework while union rank-and-file pounded the pavement.

A man with light brown skin hands out a plastic bag with snacks in it. He is surrounded by boxes of food and stands under a tent. There's a large crowd nearby.

LAUSD Schools Shut Down As Support Staff Go On Strike. Here Are The Details

Service Employees International Local 99, the union representing 30,000 bus drivers, cafeteria workers, custodians and other support staff across LAUSD, has started a three-day strike.

A black woman in a black raincoat holds a megaphone as a crowd of adults around her march back and forth in the rain.

Los Angeles Schools Got A $600,000 Donation Of Beanie Babies And We Want To Know Where They’re Going

LAUSD has accepted a very large donation this month of Ty Beanie Baby toys. A very, very large donation.

A massive pile of small yellow Minions toys with Ty Beanie Babies tags attached.

LAUSD Strike: Where Parents Can Find Child Care And Other Resources

More than 400,000 students in the nation's second largest school district are back to learning at home as support staff, bus drivers, and teachers strike this week.

A Planned 3-Day Strike Will Shut Down LAUSD, The Nation's Second Largest School District. It Starts March 21

Union members are rallying with support from the district’s teachers union to protest for a new and better contract.

In front of a very tall white building, a large crowd of teachers assembles, with some holding up lettered signs that spell out the word solidarity.

LA Unified Rolls Out School Safety Apps To Encourage Community Reporting

The app is for non-emergency school related issues.

As LAUSD Staff Workers Vote To Strike, They Remember Management Calling Them 'Heroes'

Members of the 15,000-member union that represents custodians, cafeteria workers, aides, and other employees at the Los Angeles Unified School District voted to go on strike after negotiations hit an impasse.

A custodian at Brainard Avenue Elementary in Lake View Terrace cleans a door handle on April 13, 2021, the campus' first day hosting students since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

California High School Graduation Rate Improves In Post-COVID Rebound

Statewide, the new graduation rate represents an increase of more than 3 percentage points over the prior year, and follows a string of small declines during the COVID-19 pandemic.