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.
Stories by Kyle Stokes
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Education
A school board vote frees up more funds for the district’s poorest and most challenged schools. -
Education
LAUSD school board members have voted on a plan to start the new semester on Aug. 17, 2021 and have a three-week winter break — which is the district's norm.
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Education
Because students often leave their Zoom cameras off, one teacher said, “I was afraid I wouldn’t know who they were.”
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Education
For some students, their high school diplomas are at stake: “If I’m at school, I know I’ll finish [the work]."
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Education
Older LAUSD students face a choice as campuses reopen: 'Do I stay on Zoom at home, where I can go to the fridge and not wear shoes?' For many, it's a no-brainer.
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Education
Megan Reilly has been with LAUSD for 12 of the last 14 years.
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Education
Austin Beutner started his tenure by battling LAUSD's teachers' union. He is ending it with high marks from rank-and-file members who had deeply distrusted him.
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Education
More LAUSD elementary school campuses are reopening this week and welcoming back students in person.
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Criminal Justice
The verdict of the trial of Derek Chauvin, who murdered George Floyd, has made millions across the country — including in L.A. — reflect on racial and criminal injustice.
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Education
Can students keep their teachers? Where will they eat? These questions — and more — answered as LAUSD campuses prepare to reopen.
