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SoCal classrooms faced one battle after another in first year of Trump’s second term

Federal funding cuts and immigration policy were two significant issues among many that local educators navigated in 2025.

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LAUSD students can trade a week of winter break for extra class time. Does it help?

Now a full week, Winter Academy offers students art and science activities, meals and for high schoolers, the opportunity to boost first-semester grades.

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LAUSD student released from immigration detention after four months

Federal immigration agents detained 18-year-old Benjamin Marcelo Guerrero-Cruz as he walked the family dog in Van Nuys in August.

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Trump's immigration agenda leads to school absences and student stress, report says

High school principals nationwide report concern among students from immigrant families, bullying and absences tied to immigration policy and rhetoric in a new UCLA report.

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His students suddenly started getting A’s. Did a Google AI tool go too far?

A Chrome browser tool features a movable bubble that provides information without typing a prompt, spurring a rise in AI cheating on tests.

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The Trump administration scrubbed info on California's 'Blue Ribbon' schools. We recreated it

Hundreds of California schools won the National Blue Ribbon honor before the program ended in August.

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Report: LAUSD, PUSD need more money, clearer guidance from California for fire recovery

A state school advisory agency finds ongoing funding is needed to support public schools damaged by January’s wildfires.

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The Trump administration canceled a top education award. This LA school is celebrating anyway

Lucille J. Smith Elementary was one of 31 California schools to be nominated as a National Blue Ribbon School.

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Educators rally for release of LA student held in immigration detention for three months

The Reseda high schooler has been in federal immigration detention since August.

LAUSD will offer dinners to students as government shutdown delays SNAP benefits

Hundreds of Los Angeles Unified School District schools will start serving supper to anyone 18 and under.

School enrollment keeps going down. Here's what that means for LAUSD funding

Fewer students are enrolling at schools throughout the state, particularly in areas with high costs of living like Los Angeles, which means a future with even less money.

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Collaboration lies at the heart of LAUSD’s test score gains

Teachers and parents played a key role in getting Los Angeles Unified students to perform well on state standardized tests.

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