Kyle Stokes
Former Senior Reporter, K-12 Education
(he/him)
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In siding with activists' complaints, the state has thrown a multi-million-dollar curveball into the late stages of L.A. Unified's budget process. -
LAPD Chief Charlie Beck said investigators had determined there was a homicide and suicide in an engineering building on the campus of UCLA Wednesday morning. -
L.A. Unified says its insurers "abandoned the school district" after a $200 million settlement in 2014. Who should pay for the most recent $88 million payout? -
At state lawmakers' direction, the state auditor will examine whether the Alliance charter school network used public funds to dissuade its teachers from unionizing. -
Plaintiffs in the Vergara v. California lawsuit formally asked the state Supreme Court take up their case. But they're also pursuing a legislative route to changes. -
The teachers union says charters cost L.A. Unified nearly $600 million. Charter school backers say the estimate is "riddled with inaccuracies." Who's right? -
Superintendent Michelle King shared a list of priorities Wednesday — one of the clearest indications yet of how the she hopes to make her mark on L.A. Unified. -
Students choosing to enroll in charter schools instead of LAUSD schools cost the district $508.2 million in net revenues, according to a report commissioned by the teachers union.
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"Philanthropy has abandoned L.A. Unified," says one school board member, who wants the district to bring in outside partners to help expand programs. -
Charter school co-locations appear to be the latest flashpoint in the ongoing political battle between charter advocates and L.A.'s teachers union.
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