Kyle Stokes
Former Senior Reporter, K-12 Education
(he/him)
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Newly-released documents show that, in 2015, district officials asked the network of charter schools Rodriguez co-founded about a wide range of potential conflicts of interest. -
He has no plans to step back from the school board while he fights felony charges related to an alleged political money-laundering scheme. -
Are charter schools subject to laws that prevent public officials from personally benefiting from taxpayer dollars? That question has divided lawmakers for years. -
The charter school network Rodriguez co-founded says he may have personally benefited from more than $285,000 of checks drawn from public funds. Read the complaint here. -
Netflix founder Reed Hastings, a megadonor to pro-charter school causes, has put up $75,000 to help pay LAUSD board member Ref Rodriguez's legal bills.
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Student enrollment numbers have decreased yet again in the L.A. Unified School District — and a new headcount shows this year's drop was bigger than anticipated. -
King is recovering from a medical procedure and has been working remotely since Sept. 15. On Saturday, she named an acting superintendent. -
Pro-charter school groups hoped a new-look school board might push back against L.A. Unified's charter oversight policies. On Tuesday, board members did not. -
L.A. school board member Ref Rodriguez had many public school business dealings when he allegedly laundered campaign funds while running for office. -
Overall, results on California's English and math tests — taken by high school juniors and third through eighth graders — were largely unchanged from 2016.
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