Mariana Dale

Candidates endorsed by United Teachers Los Angeles have a significant edge — but a misstep can also be costly.

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The students often come up with their own hypotheses for Jackie and Shadow's behavior. "She probably doesn't want to get up and get her own food," said Valerie Camacho, left. "She probably just wants Shadow to do it. That's probably why they fight."

Robert Quintana painted this mural of Octavia E. Butler outside the school library in 2020. Among Butler's writing on the wall is the phrase "So be it. See to it." which has becomes the school's unofficial motto.

Natalie Daily, Octavia E. Butler Library Librarian, speaks to students visiting the science fiction festival on March 22, 2024.

The Pasadena middle school Butler graduated from now shares her name. A new generation of students is connecting with the late science fiction writer’s legacy, and difficulties.

Voters approved $1 billion a year in new arts education funding, but there are questions about how districts are spending the money.

A lawsuit filed Tuesday seeks to end a new Los Angeles Unified policy that limits charter schools can be located in the district.

Jamie Hernandez, left, and Natalia Gonzalez work on their corsages for Sylmar Charter High School's prom on Wednesday, April 10, 2024.

A woman drops of her ballot into a ballot box on March 4, 2024 at the Los Angeles County Registrar in Norwalk, California ahead of the California Primary election on "Super Tuesday," March 5.