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Parenting in a Pandemic

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.
The Los Angeles Unified School District, which is sticking with online classes come August, has over 600,000 students. Testing them for COVID-19 could cost $300 per student over the year.
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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
Thousands of teachers march in the rain through Los Angeles on Monday, on the first day of the first teachers strike in 30 years targeting the Los Angeles Unified School District.
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Why would a former investment banker want to run Los Angeles schools?

by Lizzie O'Leary
May 4, 2018
Austin Beutner is a former investment banker, deputy mayor and publisher. We asked him about what he brings to LAUSD.
“Schools don't have a bottom line, but that doesn't mean you can't measure and hold accountable,” Austin Beutner says. Above, he attends the Alliance for Children's Rights 25th Anniversary Celebration in Beverly Hills, California.
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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.
A student on his way to school walks past a Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) school, in Los Angeles, California.
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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.
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By The Numbers

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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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