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First day of school tests LAUSD’s protections for immigrant families

More than 4,000 people have been arrested across the region since June and it’s still unclear how the threat of detention may impact whether students show up to school.

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How to get your child a seat on an LAUSD school bus

School buses drive to and from about 90% of Los Angeles Unified schools, but less than 10% of students are onboard.

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A student was handcuffed and detained by federal agents at LAUSD’s Arleta High. Here’s what we know

A teenage student with disabilities was handcuffed by federal agents Monday while accompanying another student for registration.

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LAUSD announces safeguards for immigrant students on same day federal agents make arrest outside school

The district is collaborating with law enforcement, labor leaders and local elected leaders to get the word out that students will be safe at school.

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Cleaner, quieter electric school buses roll into LAUSD

The second largest school district in the country reports that 67% of its 1,300 school buses rely on non-diesel fuels, including propane, natural gas and electricity.

Schoolyard greening projects hit milestone as advocates see the 'most impact ever'

The efforts are funded largely by a 2022 state allocation and other grants. The goal: protect students from pollution and heat, and teach ecology.

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LAUSD’s charter school co-location policy violates state law, judge rules

Charter advocates had sued the district over a recent policy that discourages co-locations on some kinds of campuses.

We still don’t know how much LAUSD spent on its cellphone ban

Los Angeles Unified leaders designated millions in taxpayer dollars to pay for pouches, lockers and other materials to implement a more restrictive cellphone policy.

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LAUSD to lose millions for English language learners, afterschool programs after Trump admin withholds funds

Superintendent Carvalho says the $110.5 million cuts target immigrant communities and vulnerable students.

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How to navigate LAUSD’s magnet point system

What started as a strategy to integrate campuses can now feel like an opaque competition to get into a select group of schools.

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With costs rising and relief money gone, LAUSD taps reserves to pay for new budget

Enrollment has declined for more than two decades and the district is spending more money than it brings in.

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Is LAUSD's cellphone ban working? Here's what we know after one semester

Four months after the Los Angeles Unified School District banned cellphones, educators say students are less distracted and more talkative. But that doesn’t mean they’re necessarily following the rules.

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