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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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.
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Enrollment has declined for more than two decades and the district is spending more money than it brings in.
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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.
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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.
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On top of offering more programs, Los Angeles Unified also seeks to reassure families about protections against federal immigration enforcement.
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Los puntajes de las pruebas son solo una medida de lo que sucede dentro de una escuela. Esto es lo que debes buscar para encontrar la mejor opción para tu hijo.
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Solo en el Distrito Escolar Unificado de Los Ángeles, hay más de 400 escuelas primarias, además de cientos de programas especializados y docenas de escuelas autónomas administradas por organizaciones sin fines de lucro separadas.
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Es la junta escolar más poderosa del país. Y se enfrenta a enormes desafíos, como la escasez de fondos, el ausentismo crónico y la seguridad.
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Esta guía es para padres y familias que desean comprender mejor la condición de la escuela de sus hijos y cómo abogar para que se arregle.
