LAUSD

If California has record revenue, why do school districts say they need more money?

Gov. Gavin Newsom has proposed record levels of public funding for K-12 schools, but several Southern California school districts may need to make cuts next school year.

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California schools now offer a preschool grade for 4-year-olds. Here's how it's changing education

Transitional kindergarten is forcing a change in the way elementary schools operate in California.

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LAUSD promises schools burned down in Palisades Fire will be rebuilt by 2028

At the end of January, students will have returned to two of the three public school campuses burned in the Palisades Fire one year prior.

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Enrollment is down for LAUSD’s popular and revamped winter recovery program

About 64,000 students signed up for a week of credit recovery and enrichment camps.

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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.