"Our members are really worried the dollars won't be determined at the local level," said one leader of the movement.
Disney Channel star Raini Rodriguez, who is known for her role on "Austin & Ally," was on hand for the kick off of the campaign, which runs through next week.
The 2014 Los Angeles Report found that citywide, compared to traditional school alternatives, 48 percent of charter schools have significantly larger learning gains in reading, while 44 percent do so in math.
In January, the UTLA sent a letter to the LAUSD school board to ask for a 17.6 percent salary increase retroactive for the beginning of the 2013-14 school year.
Some parents, teachers and students planned an afternoon rally to protest the school board's decision last month to continue using construction bond funds to buy up to 67,500 iPads for phase two of the program.
Earvin "Magic" Johnson, Dodgers controlling owner Mark Walter, and Dodger co-owners Todd L. Boehly, Robert L. Patton and Stan Kasten made the purchase for an undisclosed sum.
Sociologist Lisa Wade argues that "some people can't stand to have their privilege challenged, even a little."
Arturo Valdez hopes to build on his experience in helping transform academics at Luther Burbank Middle School.
David Levine uses the Royal Shakespeare Company's ensemble technique to develop meaning and teamwork, which makes the most difficult plays relevant and accessible to students.
The birds are given to 70 Highland Park students from low-income families.
National Assessment of Educational Progress ranks state students 36th in the U.S.
To exempt a child from required vaccinations, a parent and a doctor must sign the new Personal Belief Exemption form under a state law that takes effect Jan. 1.
Student loan debt likely will force today's college grads to work longer.
Inspired by the U.N. Millennium Development Goals, the annual event spreads awareness about breast cancer.
The Montecito Heights-based bakery will be donating 10 percent of its sales from Tuesday’s Farmers’ Market to Aldama Elementary.
One Highland Park resident is so incensed she’s written to the GTA video games developer and urged the school to support her campaign to take the billboard down.
A $275 donation buys you a lifetime, all-weather outdoors gift.
Help your little one get a good start to the day with these easy-to-make, healthy morning meals.
No more pencils, no more books. iPads, smartphones and other technology find their way into the classroom.
Parents enlist the help of Suave for its ability to gently soothe and wash away the remnants of the game. Sponsored by Suave.
Do the schools have the right and/or responsibility to watch over what their students post via social media?
A sprawling mural at Mount Washington Elementary School is now complete.
You've bought the supplies (or not), you've got the new clothes (some of them), and like it or not, the first day of school is upon you. Here, some inspiration to get you ready for the year ahead.
“I’ve always wanted to work with children,” says Georgina Gravino.
Argentina-born Paula Cordoba learned English as a second language and knows how to prepare students for the world’s challenges.
Using the above map and database you can see truancy rates for schools across the county as well as each school district.
You can look up how often students were suspended across the county at each district and each school using the below map and database.
Todd Westover filled entire notebooks with floral doodles—and then the school decided to put his talents to good use.
Northeast L.A.'s only community college was promised to constituents in a historic building near Eagle Rock that is a study in chaotic mismanagement.
The Van de Kamps Coalition urges Northeast L.A. residents to comment on a new environmental review of the Alliance charter school.
The concluding installment of our Q&A with the principal of Mount Washington Elementary.
About 125 students will be awarded a range of scholarships, including the Chief Daryl Gates Scholarship.