Southern California school districts are serving fewer students and facing massive budget deficits
California has a generous hold harmless provision in its funding formula, allowing public schools to collect funding for ...
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Will new bond funds be enough to rebuild LA schools — and all of California’s other crumbling schools?
Some schools destroyed years ago in the Sonoma and Butte fires are just now reopening. The long, expensive process of ...
Public schools try to protect undocumented students from Trump immigration raids
At least eight large public school districts across the United States have vowed in recent days to try to protect ...
PIMCO expects no disruption to LA muni bondholder payments after fires
Los Angeles municipal bond issuers should be able to absorb losses caused by fires in the region without disrupting payments ...
Low math and English scores mark the nation’s report card, California and L.A. included
Scores nationwide and in California have yet to rebound from pandemic-era declines. Some outcomes continue to get worse. Low ...
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LA wildfires: With over a dozen schools ravaged, rebuilding could ignite funding crisis
The Los Angeles Unified School District, one of the largest in the country, has the resources to pivot quickly, but smaller, rural districts could face significant delays and hurdles. A Long Road ...
California schools could warn students, parents if ICE agents show up, new bill proposes
The Trump administration has made clear that no place is safe from mass deportations,” Sen. Sasha Renée Pérez said.
Gov. Newsom signs $2.5 billion wildfire disaster aid package
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a $2.5 billion disaster aid package on Thursday, Jan. 23, to help Southern Californians recover from ...
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Fires burn Los Angeles schools and destroy outdoor education sanctuaries
This photo provided by Los Angeles County Department of Parks ... “For many of the local school districts, we truly were in their backyard, and now they won’t be able to use it for the ...
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Will new bond funds be enough to rebuild LA schools — and all of California’s other crumbling schools?
it’s just so devastating,” said Debra Duardo, Los Angeles County Superintendent of Schools. “At so many districts in our county, the superintendent themselves has been evacuated, or 50% of ...