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What is a ‘wellness check’ and why is Homeland Security doing them at LAUSD schools?

Legal advocates say the department’s school wellness checks are a ‘cloak for immigration enforcement.’

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After Homeland Security agents visit 2 LAUSD schools, members of Congress demand answers

California’s senators and 18 Congressional representatives are asking Department of Homeland Security for an explanation after agents visited two L.A. schools last week.

Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem speaks to staff at DHS headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 28.

Homeland Security agents attempted to enter 2 LAUSD schools. Here's what families should know

Federal agents were turned away from two South Los Angeles elementary schools this week, the district’s superintendent says.

The Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties was created within the Department of Homeland Security in 2002. The office's mission is to advise the department and prevent civil rights violations. But some insiders say the unit has always lacked teeth.

LAUSD adopts land acknowledgment. What comes next?

The Los Angeles Unified School District Board voted Tuesday to amplify the role of the region’s Indigenous communities.

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LAUSD relies on thousands of portable classrooms. What does it take to replace them?

A high school in the San Fernando Valley is in the midst of a $274 million renovation that demonstrates the longevity of school bonds.

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When will Palisades students return to burned-down campuses?

Palisades Charter High School plans to temporarily move students to a former Santa Monica department store while elementary students share campuses.

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What LAUSD students with disabilities need to know about the ban on cellphones in class

There are at least 63,000 students with disabilities in the Los Angeles Unified School District, and many may be exempted from the district’s restrictive cellphone policy.

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LAUSD approves new academic calendar, so start planning for child care now

The Los Angeles Unified school board voted Tuesday on a three-year school calendar that maintains longer breaks.

LAUSD’s ‘really, really annoying’ cellphone ban may be working

All Los Angeles Unified campuses are now 'phone free' during the school day, and students say they’re seeing fewer devices.

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LAUSD's cellphone ban begins today. Here's what you need to know

The school district’s ban on cellphones and social media is months in the making. Whether it works remains to be determined, but here's what we do know.

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LAUSD cellphone ban begins Tuesday, bringing hope and frustration

The ban on student cellphone use in the country’s second largest school district starts Tuesday.

A student holds a cellphone that displays a folder of social media apps.

Pandemic recovery continues, but students still lag behind 2019 test scores

But education researchers at Harvard and Stanford say there are bright spots — some individual school districts have surpassed pre-pandemic achievements.

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