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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.

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.”

A man in a bright neon yellow safety vest stands on top of a ladder near the ceiling of a hallway while holding a large air filter, perhaps 2 feet long by 2-and-a-half feet wide.

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.”

Two men stand in a hallway in an elementary school. A man on the left wears a white shirt and red tie and gestures in the direction of the second man on the right, who is wearing a charcoal-gray suit and back tie and is standing with his hands clasped.

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.

A man in a suit and tie sits at a wooden desk next to a young girl who is looking at index cards. A blackboard in the background says MATH in great big yellow letters.

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.

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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.

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.

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.

Three students seated around a semi-circular table look down at sheets of paper as their teacher, in a blue UCLA Bruins t-shirt, looks on. One student has his hands raised in a stretch.

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.

A portrait of a police officer in uniform with an American flag in the background.

An Intro To LA History In Middle School — Without ‘Sugarcoating’ The Difficult Moments

The version of Angeleno history students learn in teacher Anna Soffer’s 10-week class at Thomas Starr King Middle School is anything but glossy.

Three students in a public school classroom sit facing away from the camera, their eyes pointed to their teacher, wearing a floral-print button down shirt at the front of the classroom. The teacher points at a projection on her classroom's white board of a black-and-white archival photo, depicting a man in a tuxedo and two women in dresses.

A 'Historic' LAUSD Vote On Deaf Education Stirs An Old Debate: Should Kids Learn Both Speech & Sign Language?

Supporters say L.A. public school leaders are chipping away at a deep-seated bias against teaching American Sign Language. Critics say LAUSD has drastically overcorrected.

An 8th grader wearing a black t-shirt, reddish pants and black shoes sits in a chair close to two adult women. The women watch the 8th grader's hands are mid-motion in front of his face as he communicates in American Sign Language.

Read Our Story On Deaf Education In LA Public Schools As It Aired On The Radio

A version of our recent story about a policy change in the L.A. Unified School District's Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing program also aired on KPCC radio. Here's a transcript of that story.

A middle schooler wearing a headscarf, white facemask and a navy blue quarter-zip sweatshirt stands in a doorway facing one adult teacher, who's holding a blue box about the size of a book. Another adult facing away from the camera — a sign language interpreter — is making gestures with his hands as he communicates to the student in American Sign Language.

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