There has been no shortage of charter school failures in California, and the rate of abrupt school closures is very high across the nation.
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A year after Janus v. AFSCME, right-to-work forces organize against organized labor in California.
Unearthed emails reveal a cozy relationship between the L.A. schools superintendent and the charter school lobby.
Seven immigrant children have died under the Trump administration’s zero-tolerance policies.
Capital & Main was honored with four top prizes at the L.A. Press Club’s 61st annual Southern California Journalism Awards.
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Today fears about privacy and census confidentiality loom large among African-Americans.
Studies Weekly found hundreds of instances of racial bias and inaccuracies within its teaching materials, which are used in several states.
A highly readable and timely account of the Democratic Party’s fall from power also points the way to its redemption.
A warehouse project is planned for a Los Angeles area that is among the very worst in the state for the threats that toxic cleanups and hazardous wastes pose.
Last month tenants in a large apartment complex were close to an agreement that would have kept their units affordable. Suddenly, they are facing eviction again.
Still pending in a follow-up budget bill is language that would limit the ability of charter schools to cherry-pick enrollment.
Youth, the elderly and whole families are tumbling into homelessness at a faster rate than they can be helped onto their feet.
A warehouse project is planned for a Los Angeles area that is among the very worst in the state for the threats that toxic cleanups and hazardous wastes pose.
In the first half of the 2018-2019 school year, LAUSD called police more than 3,000 times.
Will California fix charter authorizations? Also: Who killed L.A.’s school-tax measure?
From Slab City to the Gran Plaza, residents ”eke by” in the shadows of California agribusiness.
Restorative justice remains a new way of thinking for Los Angeles’ 1,300 public schools — even as administrators continue to call the cops on troublesome students.
Borders, boundaries and barriers have been a way of life in the lower Sacramento Valley since the Gold Rush days. The newest form of green line here is charter schools.
Reporter Joe Rubin explains how California’s public health department dropped the ball in a Bay Area contamination case.