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A young girl in a blue shirt holds up a big purple flag that says Education Workers United on it, with a picture of a closed fist. The girl leans on a temporary metal fence.

The LAUSD Strike Was Full Of Teachable Moments, Pandemic Flashbacks, And So Much Rain

Parents and students pivoted while a three-day strike shut down Los Angeles Unified School District. There were teachable moments, some more successful than others.

The heads and shoulders of people at a protest. One person wearing a purple beanie holds up a cardboard sign with lettering in black permanent marker that reads "We feed your students. Respect us. Pay us. Cafeteria workers deserve respect and better pay."

LAUSD Has A $4.9 Billion Reserve. Here’s How That Money Works, And How It Could Go Toward Staff And Teachers

There’s been a lot of talk about a $4.9 billion budget reserve. We break down where the money comes from and how the district could spend it.

The 3-Day LAUSD Strike Is Nearing Its End. What Comes Next?

District support staff have a lot on the line, with many hoping for a reprieve from needing multiple jobs.

During Strike, As In Pandemic, Students With Special Needs Get Sidelined

From diaper changing to arithmetic, special education assistants help students navigate the school day. Families say their support is irreplaceable.

A man with light brown skin hands out a plastic bag with snacks in it. He is surrounded by boxes of food and stands under a tent. There's a large crowd nearby.

Mayor Bass Enters Negotiations Between LAUSD And SEIU As Strike Rolls Through Day 2

Parents picked up food and homework while union rank-and-file pounded the pavement.

A black woman in a black raincoat holds a megaphone as a crowd of adults around her march back and forth in the rain.

LAUSD Schools Shut Down As Support Staff Go On Strike. Here Are The Details

Service Employees International Local 99, the union representing 30,000 bus drivers, cafeteria workers, custodians and other support staff across LAUSD, has started a three-day strike.

A massive pile of small yellow Minions toys with Ty Beanie Babies tags attached.

Los Angeles Schools Got A $600,000 Donation Of Beanie Babies And We Want To Know Where They’re Going

LAUSD has accepted a very large donation this month of Ty Beanie Baby toys. A very, very large donation.

LAUSD Strike: Where Parents Can Find Child Care And Other Resources

More than 400,000 students in the nation's second largest school district are back to learning at home as support staff, bus drivers, and teachers strike this week.

In front of a very tall white building, a large crowd of teachers assembles, with some holding up lettered signs that spell out the word solidarity.

A Planned 3-Day Strike Will Shut Down LAUSD, The Nation's Second Largest School District. It Starts March 21

Union members are rallying with support from the district’s teachers union to protest for a new and better contract.

LA Unified Rolls Out School Safety Apps To Encourage Community Reporting

The app is for non-emergency school related issues.

A custodian at Brainard Avenue Elementary in Lake View Terrace cleans a door handle on April 13, 2021, the campus' first day hosting students since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

As LAUSD Staff Workers Vote To Strike, They Remember Management Calling Them 'Heroes'

Members of the 15,000-member union that represents custodians, cafeteria workers, aides, and other employees at the Los Angeles Unified School District voted to go on strike after negotiations hit an impasse.

During the commencement ceremony at Belmont High School, an L.A. Unified School District campus near downtown, a graduating senior wears green robes and a mortarboard decorated with the words: "I wanted to give up but then I remembered who I was." She's standing on a football field next to other graduating students who are assembled at socially-distanced folding chairs.

California High School Graduation Rate Improves In Post-COVID Rebound

Statewide, the new graduation rate represents an increase of more than 3 percentage points over the prior year, and follows a string of small declines during the COVID-19 pandemic.