Kyle Stokes

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Education

How Can Schools Help Students With Dyslexia? In California, Responses Are Far From Consistent

Advocates say Sacramento’s reluctance to hand down clear mandates means some schools’ approaches to literacy instruction remain woefully out of date. But there are signs of progress.

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Education

Missing Students, Emptying Schools: LA Unified Faces A Hard Future. What Leaders Are Doing To Change Course

The nation's second largest school district had a good first day of the 2022 school year, but its leader says there's room for growth.

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Education

How Far Behind Are Los Angeles Students? A New School Year May Reveal Extent Of 'Learning Loss'

Superintendent Alberto Carvalho is warning of an impending drop in test scores — and promising a fierce response.

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Education

Los Angeles Unified Superintendent Tells District To Brace For Impact

Ninety-nine percent of teaching jobs in the Los Angeles Unified School District will be filled by the time the academic year starts next week, the superintendent said Monday.

A student places a nasal swab from a COVID-19 test into a tube at an L.A. Unified School District screening site at San Fernando Middle School in March 2021.

Education

LAUSD Will Scale Back COVID-19 Testing, ‘Daily Pass’ Health Checks When New School Year Starts

The policy shift drastically scales back the testing effort that, at its outset, accounted for the lion’s share of all COVID-19 tests conducted in L.A. County.

Three students seated around a semi-circular table look down at sheets of paper as their teacher, in a blue UCLA Bruins t-shirt, looks on. One student has his hands raised in a stretch.

Education

What Are ‘Community Schools’? And Why Is California Betting Big That They’ll Remake Public Education?

California is putting $4.1 billion behind the model. Educators who've already built community schools say "hard work" lies ahead.

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Education

LA School Police Chief Retires, Setting Stage For More Change At Department

Leslie Ramirez's departure sets up the third leadership change at the department in less than three years.

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Criminal Justice

What’s Next For California's Tough Gun Laws After The Supreme Court's Ruling

California law helps make it hard for many residents of urban counties to obtain concealed carry permits — but SCOTUS just struck down a similar law in New York.

Climate and Environment

Coastal California Sees Less Lightning Than Almost Anywhere Else In The US. Here's Why

Yes, we heard it too. How could we miss it? It rarely happens here.

Education

Higher Test Scores, Joyful Students, ‘The District Of Choice’: Where LAUSD’s New Leader Wants To Be In 4 Years

The board voted to approve Superintendent Alberto Carvalho’s strategic plan — and a $13 billion operating budget — on Tuesday.

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