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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The Pasadena Unified School District board of education voted Thursday to cut the full-time positions in response to continued enrollment problems. -
Compton Unified recently unveiled a new fleet of electric school buses, but the fate of funding promised for other schools is unclear under the Trump administration.
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All Los Angeles Unified campuses are now 'phone free' during the school day, and students say they’re seeing fewer devices.
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The school district’s ban on cellphones and social media is months in the making. Whether it works remains to be determined, but here's what we do know.
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The ban on student cellphone use in the country’s second largest school district starts Tuesday.
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But education researchers at Harvard and Stanford say there are bright spots — some individual school districts have surpassed pre-pandemic achievements.
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A bunny rescue grew into a district-wide effort to locate, save and care for lizards, snakes, rats and fish at a half-a-dozen schools.
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Los Angeles Unified will spend $725 million to rebuild Palisades Charter High School, Palisades Charter Elementary and Marquez Charter Elementary.
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Top schools official pleaded with parents to send their children to class: "Schools are safe."
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There are still unanswered questions about rebuilding, how to make up for three weeks of lost in-person schooling, and how the fallout from the fires could worsen existing financial challenges.
