Kyle Stokes
Former Senior Reporter, K-12 Education
(he/him)
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Four years ago, dissatisfied parents at 20th Street Elementary School were so unhappy with the L.A. Unified School District's management of the school that they threatened to invoke California's "parent trigger" law. -
How did 20th Street Elementary go from "parent trigger" target to one of LAUSD's most-improved?
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Finding the right classroom and getting to know new teachers were among the typical first-day concerns at Alta California Elementary School.
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LAUSD estimates that 78.1% of last year's high school seniors earned diplomas on-time, though state education officials haven't confirmed that number just yet.
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El Paso Shooting Heightens L.A. Latinos' Fears: 'Some White Supremacist Is Going To Come … Shoot Us'A former gang member says the massacre scared people in L.A. -- and could drive young Latinos to make bad decisions.
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Racial segregation is "intensifying" for these children, both in Southern California and nationwide. But economic integration is increasing as Latino families flock to the 'burbs.
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I thought my chances going in were slim. I was right.
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An L.A. school board member wants to explore the idea.
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Vladovic has been the board's swing vote on several key decisions in the last 18 months.
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Activists say LAUSD's random searches have unfairly made targets out of black and Latino students -- without making schools safer.
Stories by Kyle Stokes
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