In honor of the author and illustrator who has helped millions learn to read, March 2 is “Read Across America Day.”
Superintendent John Deasy asked for the contract change in the wake of Miramonte Elementary abuse allegations. UTLA President Warren Fletcher says the union is open to discussing the change.
Community access and focus are signatures of The Hub.
A new mural at Broadway Elementary School in Venice was created under the "Share and Care" art therapy project.
The school board postponed threatened cuts to arts, early childhood and adult education classes, but authorized Superintendent John Deasy to ready layoff notices for teachers and to prepare a parcel tax proposal for voters.
Despite a new state law to fund transitional kindergarten programs, school districts including LAUSD are uncertain if they will have the money to offer the programs next Fall.
Troy Takaki, a parent at Walgrove Elementary shared with Patch this letter to local School Board Member, Steve Zimmer.
The school’s booster club raises money at big and small events throughout the year. Now they are seeking business sponsorships for their “School of Fish Tile Wall.”
Students in the Mandarin Immersion Program at Broadway Elementary in Venice celebrate the Year of the Dragon.
The Los Angeles Unified School District chooses Ocean Charter over Green Dot's Animo Venice Middle School for the right to lease land and build at Walgrove Elementary.
The district staff chose Ocean Charter over Green Dot's Animo Venice Middle School for the right to lease land and build at Walgrove Elementary.
Need a little pick-me-up? You can get one for yourself and one for local schools next week.
The school board called on Superintendent John Deasy to draft a plan for allowing students to attend any school in the district.
The proposed 2012 budget would cut $5.2 billion in public school funding if Governor Brown's tax increase initiative fails in November.
Teachers in Mar Vista are getting requests fulfilled through gift cards the foundation is giving LAUSD parents to help them fund classroom projects.
This year the magnet brochure and application are online.
The school district claims the cuts to bussing put it in a constitutional bind.
Behind the fence on Venice Boulevard, a co-constructivist preschool thrives.
Adams says school has unique focus on innovation and creating a new model for a traditional public school.
The Mark Twain Ringers have been invited to perform at the 2012 Summer Olympic games in London. All they need to do is raise the funds.
Paris Baird, Imani Stafford and Nick Stover signed their letters for San Jose State, University of Texas and Loyola Marymount University respectively in front of friends, family and faculty in the school’s gym.
A ceremony was held Monday for Wildwood School’s advanced math and physics teacher Levi Simons, who was named one of the country’s100 “Unsung Heroes” by the international financial services institution ING.
A small but vocal group of residents argues every time a new charter is added, local public schools lose both students and funds.
The Mar Vista Community Council held a meeting Sunday devoted to the Walgrove Elementary/LAUSD Request For Proposal, where locals were offered the opportunity to voice their concerns.
How can we encourage and motivate our kids read when their library is closed?
Venice High Learning Garden’s Master Gardener David King give a pesto-making demonstration on Saturday at the Pesto Madness fundraiser.
A parent, Green Dot official and Ocean Charter director all say they're impressed with the overall tone of the co-location document, but have mixed reactions on the specifics.
Levi Simons, who teaches upper school advanced math and physics at the Mar Vista school, is honored by ING Financial Services.
The anticipated Request for Proposal for a long-term lease for a charter school to co-locate alongside Walgrove Elementary has been pushed back to Sept. 20.
Established in December 2010 at Venice High's Learning Garden, the seed-lending and educational nonprofit will be recognized for its environmental work Sept. 22.
Children who are part of the Los Angeles Unified School District head back to school Wednesday.
Share your child's first day of school experiences with Mar Vista Patch.
Nearly 80 percent of 10th-graders pass the English-language arts section and 80 percent pass in math, putting the school ahead of districtwide results of 75 percent in both subjects, but behind the California average of 86 for English and 83 for math.
Mar Vista Elementary has some of the highest scores, while all the English-language arts classes score well below the statewide average at Grand View.
Coeur D'Alene had the most consistently high scores on the California Standards Tests, although Broadway Elementary's fourth-graders had stellar math marks.
Reductions include eliminating math, French and culinary teaching positions; fewer janitorial hours; and less support for yearbook, journalism and marching band activities.
Gov. Jerry Brown signs Senate Bill 614, giving educational agencies 30 extra days after classes start to begin verifying the whooping cough vaccinations.
Windward School hosts a three-day series that pairs university educators with K-12 teachers on new methods of science education.
The LAUSD board authorizes staffers Tuesday to release an intent to lease notice for two acres of space at Walgrove Avenue Elementary in Mar Vista, where a new charter school could be built.