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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In the early months of the pandemic, researchers estimated about one-in-three LAUSD households lacked devices or a broadband connection. -
L.A. Unified's board approved an $18.4 billion budget that avoids layoffs and continues to fund raises and class size reductions despite the expiration of billions in federal pandemic relief funding.
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The Los Angeles Unified School District’s proposed budget maintains staffing, mental health support and continues to reduce class sizes despite the end of federal pandemic relief funding.
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Truckloads of soil and boulders made an unlikely journey to downtown Los Angeles, where they will help restore a historic park and join a living art and environmental experiment.
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The park has long hosted Juneteenth events that bring thousands of people to South L.A
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California’s largest school district wants to restrict cellphone and social media use during the school day over concerns about their impact on student mental health.
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The Los Angeles Unified board will consider directing staff to create a policy that would ban student phones and social media use from bell to bell.
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The Los Angeles Public Library’s summer reading challenge kicks off with a new tote bag designed by local artist Noor Sofi.
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Anely Cortez Lopez will start her term as student board member in July: “I'm going to … show students that their voices are meant to be heard and not overshadowed by the noise.”
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For our second annual Super-Fun Saturday, we partnered with more than two dozen community partners, along with local Los Angeles authors and performers.
