LAUSD

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LAUSD budget shrinks, but continues salary increases, class size reductions

L.A. Unified's board approved an $18.4 billion budget that avoids layoffs and continues to fund raises and class size reductions despite the expiration of billions in federal pandemic relief funding.

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LAUSD will ban cellphones from school day beginning in 2025

California’s largest school district wants to restrict cellphone and social media use during the school day over concerns about their impact on student mental health.

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LAUSD might ban smartphones during school day (for real this time)

The Los Angeles Unified board will consider directing staff to create a policy that would ban student phones and social media use from bell to bell.

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Gardena Student Elected To LAUSD Board. Here's What She Wants To Do

Anely Cortez Lopez will start her term as student board member in July: “I'm going to … show students that their voices are meant to be heard and not overshadowed by the noise.”

LAUSD Budget Outlook Improves, But Financial Challenges Remain

California’s deficit has increased, but K-12 schools are largely spared cuts in the governor's May revision.

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LAUSD Releases $3 Billion Plan To Create More Green Space In Schools

The plan updates district priorities, but underscores finding challenges.

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LAUSD's School Board Is Remaking Its Website, And Wants Public Input

The Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education is getting a new website and wants the public’s help to shape it.

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The LAUSD Board Election Could Shake Things Up This Fall. Here Are Key Issues

One incumbent, Tanya Ortiz Franklin, already held on to her District 7 seat. Three other school board races are headed to runoffs.

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Inside the school gardening program where students grow all the flowers for prom

Floriculture blends science, sustainability, financial literacy, and creativity. At Sylmar Charter High, the school’s gardens also invite a rare moment of calm in a hectic high school day.

Charter School Advocates Challenge LAUSD Location Policy

A lawsuit filed Tuesday seeks to end a new Los Angeles Unified policy that limits charter schools can be located in the district.

For a lot of students, it might be a little bit surprising to discuss sustainability or climate justice in an art class, Carolyn McGrath says. So making art about it helps that process.

How Are California Schools Spending The $1 Billion Voters Approved For Arts Education?

Voters approved $1 billion a year in new arts education funding, but there are questions about how districts are spending the money.

Third grade students in Mrs. Jordan's class participate in the Great Shakeout annual earthquake drill at Pacific Elementary School in Manhattan Beach on Thursday, October 21, 2021.

Is my kid’s LAUSD campus safe from earthquakes?

Hundreds of LAUSD buildings may still need to be retrofitted. How can you figure out if your kid's school is safe?