Kyle Stokes
Senior Reporter, K-12 Education (he/him)I report on the public education system — and the societal forces, parental choices and political decisions that determine which students get access to a “good” school (and how we define a “good school”).
Since graduating from the University of Missouri, I’ve covered education in three different states: first for StateImpact Indiana (WFIU/NPR); then in Seattle for KPLU Public Radio (now KNKX); and for this newsroom since February 2016. Along the way, I’ve covered two major teacher strikes and produced a documentary about the turnaround of a Seattle high school.
I was born in Minneapolis. A Martínez, who hosts our newsroom’s local news and culture show Take Two on 89.3 KPCC, has called me L.A.’s “biggest Minnesota Twins fan.” I love how this region’s mountains and beaches wrap around the most diverse array of breakfast burritos imaginable. As a native Midwesterner, I know all this sunshine is truly a luxury — but I still think L.A.’s prettiest in the rain.
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Education
The judge ruled schools were "choose between the harm of their children losing educational opportunity or risking their health and safety." -
Education
The plan will include virtual live-streams of classes for students in quarantine.
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Education
The measure passed with six of the board members voting in favor, and one recusing himself. It could invite legal challenges — but could also pave the way for other school systems to follow suit.
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Education
A new back-to-school law makes independent study programs the only alternative to in-person classes — but advocates warn they're a poor fit for students with disabilities.
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Politics
Both Newsom and his leading Republican challenger held rallies on friendly turf in Southern California.
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Politics
The election is just over a week away.
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Education
As talks continue, UTLA is backing off demands for a student vaccination mandate and for some more sweeping quarantines.
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Education
A major caveat: The district’s teachers union, UTLA, has not agreed to a permanent plan for handling a quarantined classroom.
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Education
COVID-19 has cost students a lot, but many students say it is their mental health that's suffered far more than their grades.
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Education
Good news! Of the more than 360,000 students who were tested before they returned to school, only 0.8% of the tests came back positive — far lower than L.A. County’s 4% positivity rate for the same period.
