Howard Blume

The Los Angeles Unified School District showed strong gains in newly released state metrics and reached a record graduation rate, but overall academic performance fell well short of state learning goals.

LAUSD is facing a steady toll of burglaries and vandalism this school year. The break-ins come as the district debates bringing school police back onto campuses.

Two Eastside elected officials are pushing for the city of Los Angeles to block the approval of a planned warehouse in Lincoln Heights, saying the facility would be a dangerous source of truck traffic and diesel emissions.

New LAUSD board members see Donald Trump as a danger. Board members share common ground on protecting a program originally meant for Black students.

LOS ANGELES — Newly elected Los Angeles school board members say they are united in a mission to protect the district's most vulnerable — students

LOS ANGELES — Newly elected Los Angeles school board members say they are united in a mission to protect the district's most vulnerable — students

Two students were stabbed on campus Monday at Verdugo Hills High in Tujunga. Both were hospitalized, and a suspect was detained.

Scott Schmerelson, a retired principal who became an unlikely politician, is the new president of the Los Angeles Board of Education weeks after winning a tight and costly re-election in which he overcame well-funded opposition.

LAUSD principals and other middle managers muscle up and vote to affiliate with Teamsters amid concerns that district is demanding too much.

Los Angeles Unified school principals — saying their workload is too heavy and the pressure to raise student achievement, manage complex budgets