LA Unified graduation rates up for third straight year
For the third straight year in LA Unified, the high school graduation rate increased and the dropout rate decreased. Last June, the graduation rate climbed to 67.9 percent, or 1.3 percentage points higher than the previous year. And more students stayed in school: The dropout rate for the same group fell by 3 percentage points, to 17.3. “Our rate of improvement is on par with the whole state, and
Students to school board: Neediest schools deserve more
Briana Lamb, encouraging students to sign the petition A new movement is brewing at Fremont High School, a school with a troubled past that has been at the epicenter of community and educational change many times over the years in south LA. For the past week, students there have been using an old-fashioned organizing tool — a petition drive – to bring a message directly to the LA Unified school bo
SEIU 99 president ‘still thinking’ about LAUSD board seat
Barbara Torres, president of SEIU Local 99, is “still thinking about running” for a seat on the LA Unified School Board against incumbent Bennett Kayser despite concerns raised by the union’s executive director, says her campaign manager Lewis Myers. “She has not made her decision yet,” Lewis told LA School Report. “There is a lot of good she could do for the families and students of LAUSD, and sh
Hendy-Newbill bringing a coach’s perspective to board race
Sherlett Hendy-Newbill Second in a series of profiles of candidates for the LA Unified’s open District 1 board seat. As a teacher, basketball coach and wife of a former NBA player, Sherlett Hendy-Newbill knows the value of teamwork, discipline and dedication. It’s those attributes she is promising to bring to the LA Unified school board if she succeeds in winning election for the vacant seat in D
Morning Read: Brown wants separate reserve for education
Governor’s proposed rainy day reserve for education would rarely be filled To even out the boom-and-bust revenue cycles that can particularly destabilize education funding, Gov. Jerry Brown is proposing a separate reserve for K-12 schools and community colleges in his revised plan for a rainy day fund. But that lock box for education would gather dust most years because of the tight restrictions t
4-26-14 This Week in LA - School Report - What's Really Going on Inside LAUSD
LA School Report - What's Really Going on Inside LAUSD (Los Angeles Unified School District):City, LA Unified join forces for one-stop family needs centersLydia Ponce at the podium Once upon a time people turned to local parishes in times of need, whether they needed help for aid for family counseling, putting food on the table or finding safe shelter. Now, labor and city leaders in Los Angeles wa