Stories Tagged as
LAUSD
School districts weigh health risks and costs of reopening in the fall
by
Justin Ho
Jul 14, 2020
The LA Unified School District, the second-largest in the country, will go online-only in the fall.
LA teachers are striking against the school district, but it is the state that controls the purse strings
by
Ben Bradford
Jan 14, 2019
California is unusual in that the bulk of education funding comes from the state budget
Why would a former investment banker want to run Los Angeles schools?
May 4, 2018
Austin Beutner is a former investment banker, deputy mayor and publisher. We asked him about what he brings to LAUSD.
The new superintendent for America's second largest school district has never been an educator. What does that mean for schools?
by
Kyle Stokes
May 4, 2018
Here's what we know about how he thinks about schools.
Los Angeles schools closed after attack threat
by
Andy Uhler
Dec 15, 2015
The Los Angeles School District today closed schools to protect students and employees' safety.
The LAUSD shutdown, by the numbers
by
Sarah Menendez
and Janet Nguyen
Dec 15, 2015
We take a look at the numbers behind the closure of LAUSD schools.
Confusion over computers in the classroom
by
Nova Safo
Apr 16, 2015
LAUSD wants its money back for iPads loaded with Pearson software that is sub-par.
For public good, not for profit.
Fighting the classroom tech war in Los Angeles
by
Adriene Hill
Jul 2, 2014
L.A.'s largest school district opens its doors to more than the iPad.
The real cost of connecting a school to Wi-Fi
by
Molly Wood
Feb 3, 2014
The federal government is shelling out more than $2 billion so more public school students can get online. But it's costly to add Wi-Fi.