LAUSD

School enrollment has declined across California for years. And, LAUSD is worse than anywhere else and it’s impacting the district’s budget. Kim Baldonado reports on the NBC4 News at 5pm on Wednesday, May 18, 2022.

Leaders of the giant Los Angeles Unified School District have been told that enrollment is expected to significantly decrease over the next decade.

The Los Angeles Unified School District failed to provide adequate educational services to students with disabilities during the COVID-19 campus shutdown, and will take steps to ensure affected students receive compensatory services, the U.S. Department of Education announced Thursday.

LAUSD is letting students know that a four-year university isn’t the only possible path to success. In their last two years of high school in the Los Angeles Unified School District, students can now choose to work toward career technical education, or CTE, in several professional areas.

The program teches kids how to make more nutritious meals. Kim Baldonado reports for the NBC4 News on Tuesday, April 19, 2022.

LAUSD officials are anticipating an uptick in Covid-19 cases after spring break. The district asked families to test children before returning to school. Kim Baldonado reports for the NBC 4 News at 4.

LAUSD wants families to test their students before sending them back to schools on Monday morning, and to keep students who test positive at home, in an attempt to prevent COVID-19 outbreaks.

The school district is trying to prevent COVID-19 outbreaks, and asked students who test positive for COVID to stay home from schools. 

LA County schools have reported more than a dozen COVID-19 outbreaks at K -12 schools, with the BA.2 subvariant becoming the predominant strain. Lauren Coronado reports April 8, 2022.

Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona attended a listening session Wednesday at LA County High School of the Arts to discuss the mental health resources that will be expanded by the American Rescue Plan. However, a nationwide shortage on mental health professionals leaves many wondering how the federal support will be implemented. Kim Baldonado reports March 30, 2022.

LAUSD’s new superintendent recently shared his 100-day plan to tackle some of the district’s challenges. Kim Baldonado reports for the NBC4 News at 4 p.m. on March 24, 2022.

Nearly all Los Angeles Unified School District students and staff have moved a step closer to being able to remove their masks indoors beginning Wednesday under an agreement overwhelmingly approved by the union representing the district’s teachers.

The Los Angeles Unified School District announced Friday it will drop its indoor mask mandate starting next wednesday. Darsha Philips reports for the NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on March 18, 2022.

LAUSD chose 200 high school seniors to take part in the Assistance League of LA’s Prom Day. This event offers students who are in foster care or unhoused the chance to shop, without pay, for all the prom essentials; from dresses to shoes and accessories. Kim Baldonado reports March 16, 2022.

Parents say UTLA is stopping LAUSD from dropping the mask mandate. Annette Arreola reports March 15, 2022.

Today was the first day many California students were not required to wear masks indoors, but not students in the Los Angeles Unified School District.

As California students and teachers are ready to shed their masks Monday, the Los Angeles Unified School District is keeping the status quo, at least for now.

LAUSD is one such district where mask rules are still in place. Annette Arreola reports March 14, 2022.

California students and teachers are getting ready to ditch their masks starting Monday, but some districts and schools say — not so fast. Darsha Philips reports for the NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on March 13, 2022.

California students and teachers are getting ready to take off their masks on Monday, but not every school will be the same.