LAUSD

The Promise of the Obama Administration’s LA Promise Zones

Dixon Slingerland of YPI describes the theory of change behind the Promise Zone initiative and what he hopes it will accomplish in LA.

Right-Sizing LAUSD: Nick Melvoin on Strategic Planning, Education Code Reform, and Climate Resilience

LAUSD Board Member Nick Melvoin reflects on the structural challenges shaping the future of the nation’s second-largest school district, discussing the fiscal implications of one-time federal ESSER funding, pressures of labor negotiations in a high-cost region, and the long-term sustainability of a district that now serves roughly 400,000 students—down from nearly 700,000 two decades ago.

 Austin Beutner: Leading Without Precedent, the Nation’s 2nd Largest School District

Los Angeles Unified Superintendent Austin Beutner on the extensive and unprecedented challenges the district—its students, families, faculty and staff—face in the transition to remote ‘distance learning.’

Can LAUSD Now Build Safe Schools? Environmental Health and Safety Director Opines

LAUSD Set To Determine Fate Of Ambassador Hotel

Romer Urges LAUSD To Consider Smaller Schools To Promote Community Building

Home Owners/Developers Overturn LAUSD Facilities Fee Assessment

The Ambassador Hotel Site Is Now Owned By LAUSD A Long Running Saga Begins Yet Another Chapter