Saint Matthew's Parish School Names Permanent Principal

Dr. Monica Gillespie was promoted from interim principal to principal of preschool through 4th grade.

Pali High 'Halloween Freak Fest' Winners To Air This Friday

See the winners of the school's first annual Halloween short film competition.

Pali High Extends 'Halloween Freak Fest' Submission Deadline

The new deadline is October 18 at 11:59 p.m.

Black P.E. Teacher Sues Palisades High School Over Discrimination

Utopia Kates says she was fired on the first day of school after not being provided equipment such as a laptop and teaching materials.

Pali High Launches Short Film Competition 'Halloween Freak Fest'

The theme is open to "creative interpretation," and winning films will be screened on October 23.

Pacific Palisades School Aims To Bring Students Back To Campus

Seven Arrows Elementary School is pushing to reopen after Governor Newsom announced elementary schools could apply for a reopening waiver.

UCLA Plans For Entirely Online Courses After Thanksgiving

UCLA's amended fall schedule would seem to indicate that online classes will continue beyond the early part of the school year.

UCLA Soccer Coach Admits To Taking Bribes In Admissions Scandal

Jorge Salcedo, the former men's soccer coach at UCLA, pleaded guilty to conspiracy for accepting $100,000 bribes from wealthy parents.

LAUSD Stood By While $3.1 Million Embezzled From Charter School

Board Member Nick Melvoin approved of an oversight regimen that allowed Community Preparatory Academy to defraud taxpayers for five years.

Coronavirus Spike Threatens LA School Reopenings, Irking Trump

Health officials warned school districts to plan for distance learning, and the president threatened funding if schools don't fully reopen.

This Charter School Did Not Protect Its Payroll

After taking $4.606 million from a program meant to save jobs, Palisades Charter High School votes to layoff some of its employees.

Emotional Debate Rages Over Defunding LAUSD School Police

Facing pressure to eliminate the school police, the LAUSD Board heard from those seeking to defund the police and from police supporters.

UCLA To Begin Some In-Person Classes Again

The university estimates that 15 to 20 percent of classes will be offered on site,

Schools Plan Calls For Masks, Virtual Field Trips, Small Classes

The state recommendations for reopening schools largely mirror LA County's, but LAUSD cautions that much more work needs to be done.

The Charter School Business

Palisades Charter High School takes money from a program meant for small businesses without a plan of how it will be spent.

UCLA And All UC Schools End Use Of SAT, ACT Tests In Admissions

The UC Board of Regents voted to suspend the requirement for SAT and ACT scores for student admissions through fall 2024.

Salute Your Pacific Palisades Grad On Patch With Photos, Messages

They might not have a traditional graduation ceremony this year, but they've worked hard to get to this point. Here's to the class of 2020!

Wise School in Bel-Air Closes Campus Due To Coronavirus

The school opted to close the school for two weeks after a parent in the community was expected to be diagnosed with COVID-19.

Southland CEO Gets Harshest Sentence Yet in Admissions Scandal

Douglas Hodge, former CEO of the investment giant Pimco, paid nearly a million to get his kids admitted into elite schools.

Real Estate Mogul Caruso Donates $5 million To Loyola High School

Rick J. Caruso and his wife will help fund the school's building project and a scholarship for high-performing, low-income students.

Japanese Mogul Donates Record $25 Million To UCLA

The donation from Tadashi Yanai is the largest from an individual donor in the history of the UCLA College' humanities division.

David Geffen Donates Another $46 Million To UCLA SCholarship Fund

The latest donation brings the amount given to the David Geffen Medical Scholarship Fund to $146 million.

Getty Fire School Closures For Wednesday

Several LAUSD schools affected by the Getty Fire will remain closed Wednesday, but a handful of previously closed schools will reopen.

Getty Fire School Closures

Dozens of schools in the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District and the Los Angeles Unified are closed due to the Getty Fire.

Can An Ethically Challenged School Board Member Pass Judgement?

Nick Melvoin has put the interests of charter schools over LAUSD students. Should this disqualify him from reviewing district employees?

Music Center Extends Spotlight Scholarship Deadline

The Music Center extended its deadline for talented high school students to apply for its annual Spotlight program scholarship program.

Westside Teachers Among LA's Best For 2020

Curious which Westside Schools have the best teachers? Here’s a ranking that has the answers

SoCal Father Gets Prison For Bribing His Son's Way Into USC

The sentence is one of the stiffer penalties so far in the college admissions scandal, but more wealthy elites are expected to do hard time.

USC Emails Show Officials Weighing Wealth And Power In Admissions

A wealthy financier ensnared in the college admissions scandal is seeking documents that purportedly show a corrupt USC admissions process.

Hundreds Of Thousands LAUSD Students Head Back To School

Summer is over for kids in the Los Angeles Unified School District as hundreds of thousands of students start an exciting new school year.

Charter Schools Vs. Public School Students

Nick Melvoin helps the Charters School Industry in their suit to stop the LAUSD from using bond funds to make schools handicapped accessible

Nick Melvoin Betrays the Public Trust

It appears that there was a mole in the boardroom as the LAUSD defended itself against a lawsuit from the charter school industry.

Pacific Palisade School Calendar 2019-20: 1st Day Of School, More

When's the first day of school in Los Angeles? Plus, other must-know dates for students, parents, and teachers.

Measure EE Failed. Now What?

The parcel tax was considered vital to paying for the staffing commitments the district made following the teacher's strike.

USC Soccer Coach Pleads Guilty In Admission Scandal

USC women's soccer coach Ali Khosroshahin has agreed to cooperate with prosecutors in the far-reaching scandal.

It's Official: Jackie Goldberg's LAUSD Win Was A Blowout

Jackie Goldberg begins her second era as a school board member with a dominant election victory.

US News Best High Schools 2019: Palisades Charter Makes List

U.S. News & World Report ranked more than 17,000 schools, an increase from 2,700 last year.

USC Med School Cardiovascular Fellowship To Lose Accreditation

The USC medical school's fellowship in cardiovascular disease will reportedly lose its accreditation in a major blow to the university.

Palisades Charter Shines At Academic Decathlon

Local students showed off their knowledge with a strong showing at the California Academic Decathlon Sunday.

LAUSD To Ask Voters To Pass New Tax To Bridge Shortfall

The school board will vote on whether to put a parcel tax measure before voters aimed at raising hundreds of millions for local schools.