LA School Report
What's Really Going on Inside LAUSD (Los Angeles Unified School District)
Reading Crisis in LAUSD: ‘This is … a Problem with a Responsibility ...
Dec 4, 2024 · Reading rates in LAUSD schools with the onset of the coronavirus, and Los Angeles students have yet to fully recover. Just 43.1% of LA Unified students met state proficiency targets in reading in the 2023-24 school year, compared with 44.1% in the 2018-19 school year, the last before the pandemic. Meanwhile, Families in Schools is...
Los Angeles Makes Gains in Reading and Math – But Most Kids …
Oct 24, 2024 · The Los Angeles Unified School District showed improvement on state test scores released this month, but most students are still not hitting state proficiency standards. Like other school systems across the country, LA Unified saw student achievement plummet during COVID-19. LAUSD scores have risen some since then, with underperforming student groups making particularly big gains. ...
Welcome to LA School Report
Today I am pleased to announce the official launch of LA School Report. My goal is to provide meaningful coverage on issues related to the Los Angeles public schools and to shine a light on a system that receives little attention despite its enormous importance. As the second largest school system in the country and one that commands...
LA Unified struggles to reassure parents amid rising school violence
Oct 3, 2024 · Parents of students in the Los Angeles Unified school district are raising concerns after four guns were found on campuses and a stabbing left a student in serious condition — all within the first three weeks of school. The troubling start to the school year comes amid a rise in violence at LA Unified schools that has been ongoing for years. Statistics provided by the district show a 33.7% ...
LA School Report
2023 continued to be a tumultuous time for the nation’s second largest school district, as enrollment, transportation and other issues continued to disrupt Los Angeles Unified post-pandemic. The year began with a heated battle at LAUSD for special needs services, with parents and advocates slamming the district’s regressive rollout plan. LA School Report also talked... By LA School Report ...
LA Schools Struggle To Reopen As Fires Still Rage
Jan 14, 2025 · Los Angeles Unified schools reopened Monday, as educators worked to provide respite for shell-shocked students seeking refuge from uncontrolled fires still raging across the city. LAUSD officials said Sunday night the nation’s second-largest district would reopen all but seven schools that were destroyed, badly damaged or immediately threatened by flames. Questions about the district’s ...
Most-read stories from the school year: A look at LAUSD’s year in …
Jul 11, 2023 · The 2022-23 school year continued a time of transition and uncertainty for LAUSD, with district schools continuing to lose students, a three-day workers’ strike and low test scores. Here are the most read stories about the nation’s second largest school system: 1. Leaving Los Angeles: These 10 LAUSD schools lost the most students during COVID...
LA Housing Crisis Hits LAUSD as Number of Homeless Students …
Oct 9, 2024 · The number of homeless students who attend Los Angeles Unified schools rose by more than a quarter in the last school year, new statistics show. As of the 2023-2024 school year, LAUSD enrolled 17,245 homeless students, up 26% from the previous school year, according to data the district made public last month. The dramatic jump...
LA School Board Race Tightens As Voters Show Support for $9 …
Nov 13, 2024 · Update Nov. 20: LA voters overwhelmingly approved a $9 billion bond measure to repair and upgrade LAUSD’s aging school buildings. Measure US was backed by LAUSD school board members, district superintendent Alberto Carvalho, the teachers union and local construction groups; and passed with 68% of the vote. Measure US …