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LAUSD expands summer school to help immigrant families. Here's what's being offered

On top of offering more programs, Los Angeles Unified also seeks to reassure families about protections against federal immigration enforcement.

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At LA graduations, some families risk ICE detention to shower students with gifts and hugs

Students who started high school wearing face masks and testing for COVID-19 graduate in the midst of widespread immigration raids.

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Have a loved one in LAUSD? Here's what to know about ICE

A series of immigration enforcement actions and the resulting protests are reshaping the end of the school year in the Los Angeles Unified School District.

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LAUSD leaders decry immigration raids as stoking fear during graduation season

“It’s a time for honoring student achievement, not inflicting fear,” said LAUSD Board Vice President Rocío Rivas.

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What are charter schools and how do they work in LA?

Depending on who you ask, charter schools represent either an existential threat to public schools or an innovative model for learning. For many families, it’s just one more school option to consider.

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LAUSD approves $604 million plan to rebuild schools destroyed in Palisades Fire

Most construction is slated to finish in 2028. But questions remain about how many kids will return.

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LAUSD aims to ease childcare and other burdens of employee parents

Educators say a major challenge they face is a lack of access to paid family leave, which will require a solution that extends beyond the district.

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How to choose a school in Los Angeles

In Los Angeles Unified alone, there are more than 400 elementary schools, plus hundreds of specialized programs and dozens of charter schools run by separate nonprofits.

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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.

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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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