Kyle Stokes
Former Senior Reporter, K-12 Education
(he/him)
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The latest plan to turn the school around is now in its 10th year and, despite obvious improvements, skeptics say it still fails too many kids. -
A gun incident at an LAUSD middle school bears eery similarity to the death that sparked the first random searches for weapons and drugs in district schools.
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L.A. Unified board members met to take the first substantive steps in their process of finding a new superintendent — their sixth in the last decade.
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Some Ojai residents say they didn't get evacuation alerts during the Thomas Fire. But county officials say the system works fine.
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As part of a tentative deal with its eight employee unions, L.A. Unified will freeze the amount it pays each year for healthcare at $1 billion for three years.
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A state panel voted to send a new draft plan to the U.S. Department of Education — but with few of the substantive changes the feds seem to have called for.
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Of L.A. Unified's 150,000 English learners, only 6 percent have enrolled in a dual language program so far — despite evidence of huge potential benefits.
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Michelle King's decision to step aside was the fifth time since 2006 that the role of L.A. Unified School District superintendent has changed hands.
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Michelle King, the L.A. Unified School District school district has been on medical leave since mid-September. She announced Friday she won't return.
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Neighbors didn't wait for government aid to start arriving in Upper Ojai. Their ad-hoc relief operation in a corner store parking lot is now a community hub.
Stories by Kyle Stokes
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