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Here's What You Need To Know As LAUSD Schools Reopen Monday

We know this is not your typical back-to-school day. We've got you covered with some helpful links as LAUSD campuses reopen for the fall semester.

First graders at Brainard Elementary demonstrate the very lengthy process of lining up, socially distanced, outside.

Tell Us: What Children’s Books Reflect Your Family?

We know L.A.’s kids and their families come from all different backgrounds. We want to hear about children’s books that reflect our diversity.

A young boy in a black baseball cap holds up a red book with an image of instruments on one page and a description in English and Spanish on the opposing page.

Back To School Frustration Builds For LAUSD Parents Who Still Have No Word On Online Option

‘We have no idea what’s going to happen,’ says one parent who wants to enroll her children in LAUSD’s online independent study program.

A woman in a green shirt conducts virtual teaching on a laptop.

Who's Hit Hardest By The 'Learning Lag' From Pandemic Online Education

Those disproportionately experiencing learning lag include Black and Latino students, English language learners and those from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

All LAUSD Staff Will Be Required To Be Vaccinated By October 15

The LAUSD vaccine mandate for staff goes a step further than Gov. Newsom's state requirement, and will not allow an option out of vaccination through weekly testing.

Desks spaced six feet apart in a classroom at Panorama High School in the L.A. Unified School District. The nation's second-largest school system hopes to welcome back middle- and high schoolers to campuses in late April.

Governor Orders School Employees (And Volunteers) To Get Vaccinated, Or Test Weekly, For Coronavirus

Newsom said California is the first U.S. state to require education workers to be vaccinated.

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.

SoCal Students Are Headed Back To School. What COVID-19 Rules Will They Have To Follow?

We walk through four big things California schools will be required to do this year.

Transitional kindergarten teacher Heidi Ardin speaks with one of her students at Harding Elementary in Sylmar on April 13, 2021, the first day of L.A. Unified School District's transition to "hybrid" instruction since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Back To School: Basic Reopening Plans For Public Schools In LA County

When does my child's school reopen? What's the in-person learning protocol? Here's a guide to what is opening when, with links to each district's website for details.

An image of a desk with books, color pencils, an apple and blocks on top of it.

Only A Handful Of LAUSD Students Will Stay Online, As Most Return To Campus

LAUSD said Monday afternoon that approximately 12,000 students have chosen the district's online independent study program.

A sign posted at LAUSD's Euclid Avenue Elementary encourages students and staff to practice social distancing. In the upcoming school year, officials say students and staff will maintain distance whenever possible — but state and county guidelines no longer mandate hard-and-fast social distancing rules.

Where Are All The Women Electricians, Plumbers, Carpenters?

Women make up less of the workforce in skilled trades in California than they did in the early 2000s, though the tide may be turning.

A woman wearing a white hard hat, black safety glasses, a white mask and yellow sweatshirt uses a hammer and a chisel on several wood layers

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