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LA Teachers Union Votes To Return To In-Person Instruction In April

March 23, 2021 6:58 amMarch 25, 2021 10:35 am

The United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA), the teachers union for the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), voted by a vast majority to return to in-class instruction beginning next month. They held out until Sunday before taking the vote to...

Will California’s Schools Ever Fully Reopen? There’s Plenty of Money

March 17, 2021 3:22 pmMarch 17, 2021 3:45 pm

With a significant portion of the $1.9 trillion federal stimulus package earmarked for K-12 public schools, concerns have arisen over potential misuse of those funds. As Fox News recently reported, “Multiple California school districts have discussed using state and federal COVID...

LA Teachers Union Votes To Not Return To In-Class Learning Until They Receive Vaccinations

March 8, 2021 6:01 pm

United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA), the teachers union of the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), announced over the weekend that all teachers would not be returning to classrooms unless their demands were met, potentially costing the LAUSD millions in...

LAUSD Adopts Microsoft ‘Daily Pass’ Program Bar Coding Kids For School Reopening

March 2, 2021 7:21 amMarch 2, 2021 7:31 am

The Los Angeles Unified School District recently launched “Daily Pass,” an app designed to coordinate health checks, COVID tests and vaccinations for a safe reopening of schools… according to LAUSD. The school district’s Safe Steps to Safe Schools program “is...

Gov. Newsom, Legislature Reach $6.6 Billion Deal To Reopen Schools

March 1, 2021 2:44 pmMarch 4, 2021 11:49 am

On Sunday, Governor Gavin Newsom reached an agreement with state legislators over reopening schools on Monday, leading the way for public schools across California to get up to $6.6 billion by the end of the month. Under the agreed upon...

Los Angeles Public School Parents, Students Protest Against Schools Not Reopening

February 22, 2021 5:51 pm

Parents and students in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) held a Zoom blackout and protest Monday, against LA public schools not reopening. Dozens of parents and student joined a protest outside the Federal Building in Los Angeles against ...

Los Angeles School Board to Fire 133 Police Officers in Favor of ‘Climate Coach’ Program

February 17, 2021 2:35 amFebruary 17, 2021 3:15 pm

On Tuesday, the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Board of Education announced a sweeping overhaul of school security, voting to fire 133 Los Angeles School Police Department (LASPD) members in favor of school “climate coaches”. The decision to cut...