LAUSD reaches deal after protests
Union workers of the Los Angeles Unified School District reached a historic deal after a three-day strike that shut down all Los Angeles public schools.
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LA school advocates push for better education
Reclaim Our Schools LA, is a Los Angeles movement of parents, educators, students, and community members working to improve access and advance opportunities in public education for all students. So that students thrive in the classroom, in their communities, and beyond.
Webinar provides tools for balancing work, school, and life
Los Angeles Unified School District’s leaders presented a webinar last Wednesday with useful information for college students and families about balancing work, school and life.
Studies suggest being outdoors is safer than staying indoors
Being outside does not sound as deadly as it once did before, so long as people aren’t being reckless and the proper precautions are taken.
Schools reopening is a deadly mistake
LAUSD’s aim to reopen schools for in-person learning to kids in Kindergarten is admirable but it is still too soon.
Free LAUSD Meals for Families
LAUSD Grab ‘n Go Centers are providing free meals for families and communities during these tough times.
LAUSD Grab ‘n Go has provided nearly $4 million meals to families and communities throughout LA County since March 18th, 2020. As of October, the Bureau of Labor Statistics stated, “the unemployment rate declined by 1.0 percentage point to 6.9 percent, and the number of unemployed persons fell by 1.5 million to 11.1 million”.
Schurr helps build ELAC enrollment of new students
By Brooke Gemina George Miller Schurr High School brought East Los Angeles College 239 first-year student enrollments fall 2015, making it the number-one school for new enrollment. Schurr is known a feeder school. ELAC President Marvin Martinez explained, that a feeder school is one of the surrounding high schools that brings new students in every term. “What that specifically means, is there are a number of high schools that surround…
Agreement with LAUSD, ELAC possibly to end
By Erik Luna The Side-by-Side program, which gives students first-hand experience teaching special education is in danger of being canceled because the Center for Advanced Transition Skills (CATS) is reluctantly ending its ties with the Los Angeles Community College District. CATS is a collaboration between the Los Angeles Unified School District and the LACCD. Members of the board of trustees from LAUSD will vote to see whether they cancel…
South Gate Center plans to relocate pending environmental report
By JC Casarez A growing number of students at East Los Angeles College’s South Gate campus has cause ELAC faculty to consider more options to accommodate more classes. The current plan is to transition the campus from its current location on Firestone Boulevard to the property located across the street that occupies the area between Alameda Street and Santa Fe Avenue. The latest development has been the completion…
Watchdog hiring under investigation by Los Angeles City
By Rodolfo Trujillo Los Angeles Community College District Inspector General Christine Marez released a report last week stating that there was the possibility of “improper design-build scoring,” and alleged coercion in district bond construction. The improprieties were reported to have occurred at West Los Angeles College and Los Angeles Mission College Marez’s report comes a week after Board President Miguel Santiago announced that Los Angeles City Controller Wendy Gruel will…