LAUSD parents and teachers want those at the top to come together to find common ground and get students back in the classroom. Kim Baldonado reports for the NBC4 News at 5 Jan. 15, 2019.

Teachers join the picket line at outside Sotomayor Learning Academies. Michelle Valles reports for Today in LA on Monday Jan. 14, 2019.

Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent Austin Beutner Tuesday announced a new system intended to consolidate information about the district’s 600,000 students.

Superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District Austin Beutner speaks with NBC4’s Conan Nolan about the challenges facing the district ahead of the new school year.

Hundreds of thousands of Los Angeles Unified School District students will return to class Tuesday, meaning drivers should expect more traffic on the roads and more people on sidewalks as kids walk to and from campuses.

The Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education voted Tuesday to update its school dress code policy to better reflect student diversity and individualism.

The nation’s second-largest school district moved Tuesday to end random metal-detector searches of students at secondary schools, a daily procedure that critics called ineffective, intrusive and offensive.

A parcel tax to generate millions of dollars for the Los Angeles Unified School District was defeated in Tuesday’s election, failing to receive a majority when a two-thirds majority was needed.

The fight for quality public education is in the hands of voters tonight.

A school parcel tax measure called Measure EE is on the ballot for Los Angeles Unified School District voters in LA County on Tuesday, June 4.

The Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education is expected Thursday to vote to place a proposed parcel tax before voters in hopes of generating hundreds of millions of dollars for local schools.

All flags in the Los Angeles Unified School District will be flown at half-staff until Wednesday in honor of former district Superintendent Michelle King, who died of cancer Saturday at the age of 57, LAUSD Superintendent Austin Beutner announced Monday.

Los Angeles teachers returned to work Wednesday after contentious negotiations ended with a new contract and a commitment by the union and the district to work together to get more state money for schools in part by pushing to overhaul California’s property tax system.

Tens of thousands of Los Angeles teachers returned to work Wednesday after voting to ratify a contract deal between their union and school officials, ending a six-day strike for the nation’s second-largest district.

After a week, the Los Angeles teachers strike is finally over. Union teachers approved a new deal and are going back to class Wednesday morning. Darsha Phillips reports for NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on Jan. 22, 2019.

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, schools superintendent Austin Beutner and union president Alex Caputo-Pearl announce a tentative deal at City Hall Tuesday Jan. 22, 2019.

Striking teachers and the nation’s second-largest school district are set to continue renewed negotiations Saturday following a fifth day of passionate protests in Los Angeles.

Renewed talks between Los Angeles teachers and the LAUSD comes as teachers spent a full week on strike, but so far, no agreement has been reached. Kim Baldonado reports for the NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 18, 2019.

Teachers walked rainy picket lines Thursday at Los Angeles schools for a fourth day ahead of a new round of contract negotiations that a union leader said is unlikely to quickly end the walkout.