Los Angeles Unified School District – Page 4

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...

Children’s Hospital LA Announces ‘Center for Transyouth Health and Development’

June 14, 2023 5:20 pmJune 14, 2023 5:20 pm

Did you know that Children’s Hospital Los Angeles has a Center for Transyouth Health and Development? According to the Center, it “is dedicated to providing affirming care for transgender and gender diverse children, adolescents, young adults and their families.” In...

Liberation, Resistance, Intersectionality… A Critical Look at Existing Ethnic Studies Courses in California

May 15, 2023 7:42 amMay 16, 2023 9:03 pm

Many school districts in California have started teaching Ethnic Studies ahead of the state mandated timeline of 2025. This has come on the back of a multi-year movement to promote Ethnic Studies in K-12, a movement fraught with controversies and...

Lawsuit Challenges Public Access to LAUSD Employee Orientations

May 8, 2023 12:40 pmMay 8, 2023 12:50 pm

A lawsuit filed on Monday alleges that a California statute, Government Code § 3556, violates the First Amendment by denying the general public access to the dates, times and locations of new government employee orientations – all the while furnishing...

The Problem(s) With Public Sector Unions

March 27, 2023 3:00 amMarch 27, 2023 8:56 am

The three-day strike by Local 99 of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), a union representing The Los Angeles Unified School District’s (LAUSD) approximately 30,000 employees comprising bus drivers, custodians, teachers’ aides, and food service workers has come and gone....