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https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-04-16/california-school-student-enrollment-drops-hit-lausd-la-county
Public school enrollment decline is steepest in LAUSD and L.A. County - Los Angeles Times
Apr 16, 2026 - L.A. County accounts for 44% of the state's enrollment decline, with about half from L.A. Unified. Fewer births, high costs, immigration enforcement are likely...
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https://www.aclunorcal.org/press-releases/lausd-board-votes-pass-binding-safe-schools-resolution-immigrant-students-and-families/
LAUSD Board Votes to Pass a Binding Safe Schools Resolution for Immigrant Students and Families -...
Broad-based Coalition of Community Groups and Public Schools Pressed for the Action
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https://lamag.com/crimeinla/former-lausd-employee-charged-in-massive-22-million-fraud-scheme/
LAUSD Fraud Case: Ex-Employee Charged in $22M Scheme
Mar 27, 2026 - Prosecutors say a former LAUSD employee funneled $22M in contracts in a pay-to-play scheme tied to a tech vendor.
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https://www.planningreport.com/2026/03/16/right-sizing-lausd-nick-melvoin-strategic-planning-education-code-reform-and-climate
Right-Sizing LAUSD: Nick Melvoin on Strategic Planning, Education Code Reform, and Climate...
The Planning Report is the insider's guide to urban planning and infrastructure in Southern California
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https://www.the74million.org/article/lausd-will-vote-on-layoffs-amid-budget-challenges-declining-enrollment/
LAUSD Will Vote on Layoffs Amid Budget Challenges, Declining Enrollment – The 74
The Los Angeles Unified School District faces potential layoffs as a result of a $191 million deficit.
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https://www.dailynews.com/2026/04/14/lausd-strike-averted-but-deeper-challenges-remain/
LAUSD strike averted, but deeper challenges remain – Daily News
Apr 16, 2026 - A last-minute deal with SEIU Local 99 kept campuses open, but recurring labor tensions, budget pressures and leadership instability continue to raise concerns...
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https://reason.org/commentary/a-teacher-strike-would-hurt-kids-but-lausd-cant-afford-to-give-in-to-the-unions-demands/
A teacher strike would hurt kids, but LAUSD can’t afford to give in to the union’s demands
Apr 10, 2026 - A lengthy teachers’ strike would harm students, but giving in to union demands risks weakening the district’s ability to serve those students for years to come.
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https://laist.com/news/education/mitski-concert-hollywood-high-attendance-lausd
Why indie sensation Mitski is hosting sold-out shows at an LAUSD high school | LAist
Apr 2, 2026 - For the students, it’s an opportunity to see a beloved artist at “our freaking school.” For the school, it’s a continuation of a “world famous” arts legacy.
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https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-04-21/lausd-affordable-child-care-infants-preschool
LAUSD wants to expand child care to address enrollment decline, affordability - Los Angeles Times
Apr 21, 2026 - LAUSD seeks to expand affordable child care for infants and preschoolers. Besides providing relief for families, the move could also help stem enrollment...
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https://edsource.org/2026/lawsuit-lausd-reverse-discrimination/749795
Reverse-racism lawsuit against LAUSD flies in the face of history | EdSource
Feb 26, 2026 - A lawsuit against LAUSD claims desegregation policies discriminate against white students, but this narrative ignores the district's history of segregation and...
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https://laist.com/news/education/california-represenatives-senators-house-democrats-kristi-noem-department-homeland-security
After Homeland Security agents visit 2 LAUSD schools, members of Congress demand answers | LAist
Apr 15, 2025 - California’s senators and 18 Congressional representatives are asking Department of Homeland Security for an explanation after agents visited two L.A. schools...
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https://laist.com/news/education/early-childhood-education-pre-k/lausd-teachers-utla-paid-parental-leave-first
LAUSD teachers will get paid parental leave for the first time | LAist
Apr 15, 2026 - Teachers with the Los Angeles Unified School District will get four weeks of paid parental leave under terms of a new contract.
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https://www.latimes.com/espanol/california/articulo/2026-04-22/alleged-bullying-left-12-year-old-dead-could-lausd-have-prevented-it
Alleged bullying left 12-year-old dead. Could LAUSD have prevented it? - Los Angeles Times
Apr 21, 2026 - La muerte de Khimberly Zavaleta Chuquipa, de 12 años, ha llevado a algunos —incluida su familia— a cuestionar si el Distrito Escolar Unificado de Los Ángeles...
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https://laist.com/news/education/inside-lausds-hidden-world-of-art-archives-and-artifacts
Inside LAUSD's hidden world of art, archives and artifacts | LAist
Mar 25, 2026 - The nation’s second-largest school district is home to roughly 100,000 pieces of art, including paintings, sculptures, maps and murals.
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https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-04-18/maria-nichols-aala-teamsters-2010-lausd
The 'new kid on the block' in LAUSD's union coalition - Los Angeles Times
Apr 18, 2026 - Maria Nichols has worked in LAUSD for 42 years but has led the principals union for less than two years. She helped negotiate a new contract and stood in...
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https://laist.com/news/education/lausd-teachers-union-support-staff-negotiation-strike-date
LAUSD's teacher and staff unions will strike if no deal is reached by mid-April | LAist
Mar 27, 2026 - The open-ended strike almost certainly would shutter schools for about 400,000 students.
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https://www.dailynews.com/2026/04/03/lausd-administrators-join-april-14-strike-after-overwhelming-vote/
LAUSD administrators join April 14 strike after overwhelming vote – Daily News
Apr 4, 2026 - First-ever Associated Administrators of Los Angeles strike authorization brings LAUSD
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https://laist.com/news/education/lausd-school-board-members-name-change-chavez-schools
LAUSD board members call to rename schools honoring Cesar Chavez | LAist
Apr 2, 2026 - The move comes in response to allegations that Chavez sexually abused girls and women in the United Farm Workers movement.
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https://www.govtech.com/education/k-12/it-employee-steals-22m-from-lausd-in-money-laundering-scheme
IT Employee Steals $22M From LAUSD in Money-Laundering Scheme
A former technical project manager at Los Angeles Unified School District has been charged for ensuring contracts went to her co-conspirator, in reportedly the...
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https://www.latimes.com/espanol/california/articulo/2026-04-14/lausd-unions-to-strike-tuesday-april-14-closing-schools-lausd-strike-averted-schools-open-tuesday
LAUSD strike is off, schools to open Tuesday - Los Angeles Times
Apr 14, 2026 - La huelga del LAUSD ha sido desconvocada tras alcanzarse acuerdos provisionales con el SEIU Local 99 y la UTLA, lo que ha generado un alivio generalizado al...
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https://nypost.com/2026/04/03/us-news/disgraced-lausd-employee-grace-peng-emotionless-in-court/
Exclusive | Disgraced LAUSD employee Grace Peng emotionless in court
Disgraced Hong "Grace" Peng, 53, — who worked as a technical project manager for LAUSD — pled not guilty to facilitating an alleged eye-popping $22 million...
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https://www.dailynews.com/2026/04/03/what-an-lausd-strike-would-mean-for-students-families-and-schools/
What an LAUSD strike would mean for students, families and schools – Daily News
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https://www.the74million.org/article/lausd-to-limit-screen-time-for-all-students-prohibit-use-among-youngest-students/
LAUSD to Limit Screen Time for All Students, Prohibit Use Among Youngest Students – The 74
The resolution aims to set clear limits on how screens are used in classrooms across grade levels.
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https://employees.usc.edu/support-for-employees-affected-by-potential-lausd-school-closures-2/
Update on potential LAUSD school closures - Employee Gateway
Apr 14, 2026 - LAUSD schools remain open.
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https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-02-19/trump-administration-alleges-lausd-discriminates-against-white-students
Trump administration alleges LAUSD discriminates against white students - Los Angeles Times
Feb 19, 2026 - The Justice Department has petitioned to join a lawsuit challenging LAUSD's decades-old desegregation policy that provides extra resources and smaller classes...
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https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-03-27/ex-staffer-charged-in-22-million-lausd-money-laundering-scheme
Ex-staffer charged in $22-million LAUSD money laundering scheme - Los Angeles Times
Mar 27, 2026 - A former LAUSD staffer is accused of using her role at the district to funnel more than $22 million in contracts to a co-conspirator and receiving $3 million...
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https://www.dailynews.com/2026/04/22/lausd-approves-acting-superintendent-pay-as-carvalho-remains-on-paid-leave/
LAUSD approves acting superintendent pay, as Carvalho remains on paid leave – Daily News
Apr 23, 2026 - The LAUSD Board sets Acting Superintendent Andre Chait
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https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-04-21/lausd-screen-time-limits-school-classrooms-los-angeles
LAUSD to restrict student screen time, a sharp policy reversal - Los Angeles Times
Apr 21, 2026 - Years of investment and effort resulted in school computers for every pupil. In a reversal, LAUSD will limit classroom screen time, now seen as harmful to...
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https://nypost.com/2026/03/26/us-news/lausd-staffer-charged-in-massive-22m-money-laundering-scheme/
LAUSD staffer charged in massive $22M money laundering scheme
LAUSD staffer Hong “Grace” Peng is charged in a massive $22 million money laundering scheme.
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https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-04-10/lausd-triple-strike-three-unions-update-no-pending-deal
LAUSD strike update: No deal yet; weekend talks to avert school closures - Los Angeles Times
Apr 10, 2026 - LAUSD triple strike negotiations are expected to continue to the weekend as three unions threate to walk out and close schools on Tuesday.
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https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/lausd-lawsuit-reseda-high-school-bullying-death/3860203/
LAUSD allowed bullying death of 12-year-old girl, lawsuit claims – NBC Los Angeles
Mar 11, 2026 - After a 12-year-old died following an on-campus fight at Reseda High School, the girl’s family filed a lawsuit against the LAUSD.
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https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/27902512-revised-lausd-resolution-standing-with-survivors-and-recognizing-farmworkers-res-052-25-26-03242026/
Revised LAUSD resolution Standing with Survivors and Recognizing Farmworkers Res-052-25 26 03242026...
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https://laist.com/news/criminal-justice/la-district-attorney-lausd-employee-fraud-money-laundering
District attorney files felony charges against former LAUSD employee over $22M in IT contracts |...
Mar 27, 2026 - Prosecutors allege a former district information technology employee illegally helped award $22 million in contracts to a company that paid her $3 million.
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https://www.k12dive.com/news/lausd-imposes-screen-time-limits-starting-in-2026-27/818224/
LAUSD imposes screen time limits starting in 2026-27 | K-12 Dive
One Los Angeles Unified School District board member said the policy curbing technology use in schools will “help lead the nation” on similar efforts.
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