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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At the end of the 2022-2023 school year, we're profiling students who fought for something they believed in and made a difference. -
The violence Tuesday night was the second clash in a week in the L.A.-area over LGBTQ+ issues in local schools.
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The district and unions representing teachers and support staff agreed to retain a three-week winter break, and add additional instructional days.
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The Los Angeles Unified School District has expanded transitional kindergarten two years ahead of a state mandate to open the program to every 4-year-old.
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Attorneys say that last school year the district suspended Black students at rates four times higher than their white peers and suspended students with disabilities twice as often as those without disabilities.
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About 35,000 educators approved a deal reached after almost a year of negotiations and a March strike.
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How to respectfully enjoy nature’s spring bounty.
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California's state of emergency is over and that’s changing how people access some public meetings.
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Low-income Californians can now get doula support during pregnancy and childbirth through Medi-Cal, but first birth workers need to enroll as providers.
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On the same day the LAUSD board finalized a new contract with support staff, the teachers union announced a tentative deal that would boost salaries by 21% over three years.
