Kyle Stokes
Former Senior Reporter, K-12 Education
(he/him)
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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. -
"Philanthropy has abandoned L.A. Unified," says one school board member, who wants the district to bring in outside partners to help expand programs.
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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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The political friction between L.A. Unified and charter schools makes it easy to forget the two sides are often so much more than neighbors — they're practically roommates.
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The faster increase is largely driven by an LADWP rate hike that could leave L.A. Unified's utility bills $24.2 million higher in five years.
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A fight over the firing of a teacher from a South L.A. high school is playing out against the backdrop of a larger debate about teacher job protections.
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Many agree that the district's integrated student data system, "MiSiS," is performing better. The question now is whether it can become more useful to schools.
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Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti has pledged to raise roughly $1.5 million to help deliver on a promise of one tuition-free year of community college.
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In a major win for teachers' unions, an appeals court has reversed a lower court's ruling that would have ended teacher tenure in California. The plaintiffs say they'll take the case to the state Supreme Court.
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The district's violation of Prop. 39, which requires it to find space for charter schools on its campuses, isn't going to come cheap.
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