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Getting Students Back to School
August 14, 2024

Helping students with mental health struggles may help them return to school

In California, 1 in 4 students are chronically absent putting them academically behind. A new USC study finds links between absenteeism and mental health struggles.

Betty Márquez Rosales And Mallika Seshadri
Los Angeles Unified
August 7, 2024

LAUSD board votes to add $9 billion school construction bond to November ballot 

The Los Angeles Unified School District voted to add a $9 billion bond to the November ballot to upgrade facilities.

Mallika Seshadri
Los Angeles Unified
February 13, 2024

Backlash mounts as LAUSD approves policy preventing charters on vulnerable campuses

The Los Angeles Unified School District school board approved a policy limiting charter co-locations on vulnerable campuses.

Mallika Seshadri
Los Angeles Unified
January 5, 2024

What to know about public health guidelines as LAUSD students return from the holidays

As students return to school after holiday travel and festivities, respiratory illnesses are at high levels in Los Angeles and the JN.1 Covid strain has become dominant.  

Mallika Seshadri
Los Angeles Unified
November 14, 2023

A year after Alberto Carvalho vows to curb Covid learning loss, LAUSD struggles to recover

A year ago, LAUSD Superintendent Alberto Carvalho said he would recover Covid-19 pandemic learning loss in two years. The latest test scores show it's going to be big challenge for him to make good on the vow.

Mallika Seshadri
Discipline
November 9, 2023

Foster, homeless youth lose disproportionately more instruction to suspensions

Students in precarious living situations – including foster and homeless youth – are much more likely to be suspended and lose instructional time vital to their academic success.

Mallika Seshadri
Black Student Success
October 12, 2023

LAUSD considers adjusting its Black Student Achievement Plan amid complaint

LAUSD is considering broadening the language associated with the Black Student Achievement Plan to avoid investigation by the U.S. Department of Education, a move supporters fear could dilute efforts to focus on Black student achievement and wellness.

Mallika Seshadri
Los Angeles Unified
September 25, 2023

LAUSD considering a policy to limit charter co-locations, prioritize vulnerable students

The Los Angeles Unified School District school board is considering a resolution that would exclude 346 school campuses serving its most vulnerable student populations from space-sharing arrangements with charter schools.

Mallika Seshadri
Charter Schools
September 19, 2023

North Valley Military Institute shuts down amid widespread controversy

The North Valley Military Institute voluntarily surrendered its charter and closed its doors permanently on Aug. 25, leaving nearly 800 students and 180 employees in the Los Angeles area without a place to learn and work.

Mallika Seshadri
Chronic Absenteeism
September 8, 2023

Covid cases rise as LAUSD tries to improve attendance

Infection rates are on the rise, but school officials are looking to keep children in the classroom for their academic progress and emotional well-being. 

Mallika Seshadri
Q&A
August 28, 2023

Jackie Goldberg reflects on decades in LAUSD education and public service

Jackie Goldberg, the president of the Los Angeles Unified School District’s school board, announced earlier this month that she will retire in December 2024 after completing her current term. 

Mallika Seshadri
Getting Students Back to School
August 10, 2023

California's dramatic jump in chronically absent students part of a nationwide surge

Since the pandemic, the number of chronically absent students has doubled to 13.6 million, including about 1.8 million from California.

Betty Márquez Rosales, Mallika Seshadri, And Daniel J. Willis
Los Angeles Unified
August 8, 2023

Los Angeles Unified to boost support for basic needs in upcoming academic year

District Superintendent Alberto Carvalho unveiled a series of plans to expand and improve basic needs services for LAUSD students, families and workers – ranging from housing to healthcare, from meals to transportation.

Mallika Seshadri
Los Angeles Unified
March 17, 2023

LAUSD families prepare for school closings in possible strike but hope for contract

Negotiations to continue as worries mount about learning losses and day care problems. Service workers say they are vastly underpaid.

Kate Sequeira
Commentary
January 12, 2022

Addressing the crisis in arts and music education in California

Former Los Angeles Unified Superintendent Austin Beutner is leading an effort to restore arts and music education to a more prominent place in the school curriculum.

Louis Freedberg
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