Kyle Stokes
Former Senior Reporter, K-12 Education
(he/him)
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During a summer program modeled after Civil Rights-era "Freedom Schools," black and Latino kids discussed not only Selma and Little Rock, but Dallas and Baton Rouge. -
Despite mandate to serve all students, a new report says 253 of California's 1,200 charter schools have policies that restrict enrollment — perhaps illegally.
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LAUSD is giving its online portal a second try after a problematic launch two years ago. The portal will allow parents to see their children's grades and absences.
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LAUSD leaders have long called for the program's expansion, but wait lists remain long, and district officials reviewing bids for new magnets may be stretched thin.
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Virginia-based K12, Inc., will pay $8.5 million and its 14 California Virtual Academies agreed to a series of reforms in a deal with the state's Attorney General.
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The co-founders of an L.A. charter school network hold group interviews with each graduating high school senior. The feedback has occasionally prompted real changes.
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LAUSD has struck a deal bringing in an outside school turnaround group to run 20th Street Elementary School, averting a protracted court battle.
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District officials stitched together a balanced budget with the help of funds left over from last year, extra state revenue and a relatively small number of layoffs.
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"The bottom falls out" of L.A. Unified's budget if voters do not extend tax hikes benefiting schools and health care programs, warns the school board's president.
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The Class of 2016 is the first L.A. Unified has required to complete California's so-called "A-G" courses. Early figures show 74 percent of them passed.
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