LOS ANGELES—A group of parents, teachers, and students gathered outside the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) headquarters in Los Angeles on April 15, calling on the district to end its staff COVID-19 vaccine mandate and let unvaccinated teachers return to school campuses to help with the worsening teacher shortage. Dozens of adults and children…
Teachers, Parents Urge LA Unified to Bring Unvaccinated Teachers Back
April 16, 2022
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LA Unified to Fill 400 Teaching Positions With Admins, Staff Amid Teacher Shortage
April 12, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—Facing a shortage of about 400 teachers, Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) officials announced plans to temporarily fill those positions with administrators and other district staff. LAUSD Superintendent Alberto Carvalho—who took office in February—said on April 11 he plans to fill the 400 vacant teaching positions by drawing from a pool of about…
Rate of Chronically Absent LA Unified Students Doubled in the Past Year
April 12, 2022
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Students who are chronically absent in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) have more than doubled this school year compared to last year, according to LAUSD data obtained via a public records request. Students considered chronically absent are those who have missed at least 9 percent of school days this year, according to the…
New LA Unified Superintendent Presents 100-Day Plan to LA City Council
April 8, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—New Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent Alberto Carvalho presented his 100-day plan to the Los Angeles City Council on April 8—saying it will include developing a five-year strategic road map that has not existed in the district for more than seven years. “Without a strategic plan, without a north star, without a journey,…
LA Unified Hired 1,700 Teachers Without Full Credentials This School Year
April 6, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—More than three-quarters of the teachers hired by the Los Angeles Unified District (LAUSD) this school year were not fully credentialed, according to a quarterly report by the LAUSD Board of Education. The LAUSD hired 2,336 new teachers during the 2021–22 school year, among whom only 607 teachers, or 26 percent, were fully credentialed…
Nearly Half of LA Unified Students ‘Chronically Absent’
April 4, 2022
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Nearly half of Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) students—or about 200,000 students—have been “chronically absent” since September —meaning they have missed almost 10 percent of school days this year, according to an April 3 story in the Los Angeles Times. This comes as the district struggles to recover from setbacks brought on by the…
LA Unified Looks Into Tutoring As Parents’ Confidence in Education Quality Drops
March 31, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—As Angelenos are losing confidence in the quality of education in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), which is troubled by declining academic performance and enrollment, district officials are looking into tutoring as a potential solution for learning loss during the pandemic. The recent poll conducted by Great Public Schools Now, a nonprofit…
Meet the Candidates: LA Unified’s Upcoming School Board Election
March 21, 2022
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Three of the seven seats on the Los Angeles Unified School District’s (LAUSD) Board of Education are up for grabs in this year’s election which comes at a pivotal moment for the school district amid declining enrollment. Here is an overview of who is running: District 2 Candidates Six candidates are running for the open…
LA Unified to End Indoor Mask Mandate Next Week
March 18, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) announced it will end its indoor mask mandate for students and staff by March 23 after a week of negotiating an existing contract with its teachers’ union. “Los Angeles Unified is pleased to announce that we have reached agreement with labor groups to align with the guidance…
LA Unified Parents Unhappy Students Must Continue to Wear Masks
March 11, 2022
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Though student mask mandates are expiring in California and Los Angeles County this week, students who attend the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) must remain masked—leaving parents and students frustrated. Lisa Sanchez, whose daughter is in LAUSD, called the situation a “never-ending battle.” “We’re very upset that the school hasn’t lifted the mandate sooner,”…
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