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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.

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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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Are you trying to navigate LAUSD’s school choice process? We made you a guide

Families say the process of choosing a school for their child is bewildering, overwhelming and anxiety-driven. So we made a guide to help.

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What is Norm Day? And why is it so frustrating for parents and students?

“Norm Day” — the process by which a district re-aligns its teacher workforce to account for changes in enrollment — is a long-standing practice that’s rankled parents and educators for decades.

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LAUSD has a social media policy for parents. ACLU says it violates the First Amendment

A district letter to families at one elementary school prompted the civil rights organization to take a closer look at district policies.

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LAUSD board renews Superintendent Alberto Carvalho's contract

Alberto Carvalho will lead the nation’s second-largest school district for the next four years.

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LAUSD's unions want new contracts. Here's what's happening now, and what it means for families

The unions that represent teachers, principals, support staff and construction workers have protested what they say is a lack of progress on new contracts.

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Here's this year's timeline for applying to magnet, charter and many other schools in LAUSD

If you want to send your child to a magnet, dual-language, or charter school next year, here’s what you need to know.

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Everything we learned on LAUSD’s first day of school

Despite widespread concerns about immigration enforcement, Los Angeles Unified students returned to class today, eager to get to see their friends and favorite teachers again.

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