LAUSD expanding services to homeless families
The Los Angeles Unified School District has expanded support programs focused on students experiencing homelessness. LAUSD Superintendent Alberto Carvalho tells Good Day LA’s Brooke Thomas, that attendance patterns worsen when a child is unhoused. He says their abilities to read and interact socially with other students can also be impacted, but with the right systems in place, the negative impact can be turned around.
Inappropriate photos circulating at Fairfax High School prompts LAUSD investigation
Fairfax High School is just the latest Southern California school to face an AI-generated, or deepfake, photo investigation.
Kids scale fence amid alleged school threat
FOX 11 obtained heartbreaking video of students scaling fences in the wake of an apparent school shooting threat.
LAUSD students complete '26th Mile' run at Dodger Stadium
Thousands of LAUSD students completed their 26-mile journey at Dodger Stadium Sunday, the culmination of weeks of work.
'The Last Repair Shop' wins Oscar: Doc on LAUSD instrument shop takes home prize
"The Last Repair Shop" is a documentary focusing on LAUSD's Music Repair Shop, and it just took home the Oscar for Best Short-Form Documentary.
'Outdoor classroom' coming to Harbor City
A wonderland of greenery is coming to a preschool classroom in Harbor City.
This Los Angeles school won the LAUSD Academic Decathlon for the 2nd year in a row
Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies won the LAUSD Academic Decathlon for the second consecutive year, district officials announced.
LAUSD Career Expo begins
LAUSD's first-ever career expo took place in downtown Los Angeles.
3 separate shootings reported near LA schools; 2 teens killed
“Waking up, taking your kids to school, [and] you find out there’s a dead body outside,” one parent told FOX 11.
FOX 11 blocked from Porter Ranch school meeting on overcrowding, relocation concerns
FOX 11's crews had trouble getting into a school district town hall in Porter Ranch. The meeting was meant to discuss overcrowding of the schools.
Porter Ranch deals with overcrowded classes
Parents are protesting the overcrowding of LAUSD schools in Porter Ranch.
FOX 11 kicked out of school meeting
FOX 11's crews had trouble getting into a school district town hall in Porter Ranch. The meeting was meant to discuss overcrowding of the schools.
LAUSD to pay $3.55M to additional victims of convicted pedophile, former Miramonte teacher
In 2013, Mark Brendt was sentenced to 25 years in prison. He was accused of feeding cookies laced with bodily fluids to children and taking pictures of them, sometimes with tape over their eyes and mouths.
LAUSD returns from winter break
Thousands of LAUSD students went back to school after the holiday break on Monday.
Thousands of LAUSD students return to school after winter break
Thousands of students from the Los Angeles Unified School District will return to class Monday after a three-week winter break.
2 different LA County schools placed on lockdowns
Two LA County schools, one in El Segundo and another in Westmont, were placed on lockdowns December 15. No one was hurt in both incidents.
'The Last Repair Shop' documentary strikes chord with Crenshaw students in emotional screening
"The Last Repair Shop" spotlights a program that provides over 130,000 musical instruments for LAUSD students.
Several San Fernando Valley schools locked down after receiving threatening, possible 'swatting', phone calls
A number of schools in the San Fernando Valley were briefly placed on lockdown Tuesday morning following unsubstantiated reports of an individual outside the school premises, allegedly armed with a firearm.
Van Nuys High School stabbing: Brawl between 11 students leaves 4 injured; 3 students detained
A brawl on the campus of Van Nuys High School sent three students to hospitals Wednesday. Two of them sustained stab wounds, one was hurt as the result of battery, and three other students were detained for questioning.
Los Angeles high school freshmen will be required to take ethnic studies class in order to graduate
Los Angeles Unified School District is now the largest board-led district to adopt an ethnic studies requirement before a state requirement.