Mariana Dale
I explore and explain the forces that shape how and what kids learn from kindergarten to high school. Our K-12 education system has not always provided each child the same opportunities to succeed. How can schools create an environment where all students can learn? How do families navigate their child’s education amid life’s other challenges?
I started at LAist in 2019. My time on the early childhood beat helped me understand just how many factors shape kids’ lives, from health to child care access.
I grew up in Arizona where, among other things, I reported on education, saguaro cactus, and questions from people like you. My stories on the state’s 2018 teacher strike contributed to a national Edward R. Murrow award.
I want to hear from parents, educators, and students about what’s happening in their schools — the successes and challenges.
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Charter advocates had sued the district over a recent policy that discourages co-locations on some kinds of campuses. -
Dependiendo a quién se le pregunte, las escuelas chárter representan o bien una amenaza existencial a las escuelas públicas, o un modelo innovador para el aprendizaje. -
Los Angeles Unified leaders designated millions in taxpayer dollars to pay for pouches, lockers and other materials to implement a more restrictive cellphone policy. -
From surfing to adaptive sports, Los Angeles is expanding low-cost programs throughout the city. -
There’s no one-size-fits-all solution, but researchers say there are key times to consider limiting screen time. -
Superintendent Carvalho says the $110.5 million cuts target immigrant communities and vulnerable students. -
What started as a strategy to integrate campuses can now feel like an opaque competition to get into a select group of schools. -
Enrollment has declined for more than two decades and the district is spending more money than it brings in. -
Though protests have waned in recent days, several hundred people gathered in downtown Los Angeles on the eve of Juneteenth to pray about and condemn the separation of families because of immigration raids. -
Four months after the Los Angeles Unified School District banned cellphones, educators say students are less distracted and more talkative. But that doesn’t mean they’re necessarily following the rules.
