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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.

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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.

LAUSD announces plans to rebuild schools wrecked by Palisades Fire

Los Angeles Unified will spend $725 million to rebuild Palisades Charter High School, Palisades Charter Elementary and Marquez Charter Elementary.

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Immigration activism and fear deflate attendance at LA schools

Top schools official pleaded with parents to send their children to class: "Schools are safe."

Four teenage girls with medium-light skin tone stand together for a portrait. Two of them, left, hold a sign that says "this is a movement NOT a moment." Another, in the middle, holds the flag of El Salvador, while the last student, on the right, holds a sign that says "Nobody is illegal on $tolen land."

Parents want to know: After wildfires, is my child's school safe and clean?

While some schools in or near wildfire evacuation zones have reopened, some campuses may need ongoing cleaning to keep students and staff safe from smoke and ash.

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How LAUSD prepared schools to be safe and clean amid wildfires

The nation's second largest school district has been closed since Thursday as fires spread around the Los Angeles area.

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What is the LAUSD school board and how can you hold its members accountable?

It’s the most powerful school board in the country. And it faces enormous challenges, including funding shortfalls, chronic absenteeism, and safety concerns.

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There's still time to enroll in LAUSD's Winter Academy

The L.A. Unified School District is hosting a three-day winter academy next week, open to students in transitional kindergarten through 12th grade.

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Former principal, incumbent elected to lead LAUSD board

Scott Schmerelson was unanimously elected Tuesday to lead the LAUSD board after defeating a well-funded challenger in November’s election.

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Voters approved more funding to fix LA, Orange County schools. Now what?

With the vast majority of ballots tallied, most Southern California local school funding measures and the statewide bond, Proposition 2, are passing.

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LAUSD wants to change how the state fines school districts for transitional kindergarten violations

The district was fined over $8 million for some of its schools having too many students per class and not enough adults per student in the 2022-23 school year.

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