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LAUSD Vote Tuesday for District-Wide Student Cell Phone Ban

June 17, 2024 5:05 pmJune 17, 2024 5:09 pm

The Los Angeles Unified School District is to vote on a district-wide school hours cell phone ban on Tuesday, with the policy coming into effect by January 2025 if successful. For years, cell phones in schools have been a growing...

HUGE Legal Victory: Health Freedom Defense Fund Wins Appeal Against LAUSD

June 9, 2024 10:55 amJune 10, 2024 4:35 pm

In an epic legal win, Health Freedom Defense Fund (HFDF), California Educators for Medical Freedom, and individual plaintiffs have won their appeal in the Ninth Circuit on LAUSD’s Employee Covid Vaccination Mandate. The issues centered on how LAUSD and others...

Gov. Newsom Signs Bill to Remove Regulatory Barriers For School Shade Structure Construction

October 11, 2023 12:35 pmOctober 11, 2023 12:35 pm

A bill to remove regulatory barriers for the construction of shade structures at K-12 schools and community colleges was signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom on Tuesday. Senate Bill 515, authored by Senator Henry Stern (D-Malibu), will specifically limit...

About Last Week…

October 1, 2023 1:44 pmOctober 1, 2023 1:44 pm

So I got an email from Gavin last night telling me who he’s going to tap to replace Dianne Feinstein. Well, no, of course I didn’t but I have received fund raising emails from him in the past and it...

LAUSD Board Finally Rescinds Covid-19 Vaccine Mandate for Employees

September 28, 2023 2:55 pmOctober 1, 2023 1:34 pm

The Los Angeles Unified School District refused to lift its COVID vaccine mandate, even after the state’s COVID emergency order was lifted last February 2023. LAUSD consequently faced lawsuits over the vaccine mandate as some district employees were left on...

9th Circuit Judges ‘Shocked’ and ‘Floored’ by LAUSD’s Ongoing Covid-19 Vaccine Mandate for Employees

September 16, 2023 9:37 amSeptember 17, 2023 10:25 am

In April, the Globe reported that the Los Angeles Unified School District was facing a lawsuit over its COVID vaccine mandate as some district employees were still on unpaid leave status for refusing to take the shot or booster. In...

Los Angeles and Oakland Get ‘F’ Grades for Charter Funding ‘Equity’

August 22, 2023 2:20 pmAugust 22, 2023 2:40 pm

The University of Arkansas study compared funding for regular public schools and charter schools in 18 cities across the country using 2019-2020 budget data. Historically, regular public schools have been funded more generously than charter schools, which are autonomous publicly...