L.A. May Send Hundreds of Foreign Teachers Back to Their Home Countries

by Jorge Rivas on December 12 2012, 12:26PM

Foreign teachers who have been teaching in L.A. schools for more than six years are being forced home.

Topics: Immigration, /NOW Blog

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Black Students in L.A. Suspended at Higher Than Average Rates

by Jorge Rivas on March 7 2012, 12:42PM

African American students in Los Angeles are being suspended at a proportionally higher rate than in the nation’s other largest school systems.

Topics: /NOW Blog, Schools & Youth

8669 Comments

LA Sheriff’s Letter to Miramonte Parents: ”We Will Not Ask About Your Immigration Status’

by Jorge Rivas on February 13 2012, 5:33PM

Los Angeles Sheriff Lee Baca on Friday mailed a letter to an estimated 1,400 parents of students at Miramonte Elementary telling them “not to worry about immigration status” if they had any information on the sexual abuse scandal that has…

Topics: /NOW Blog, Schools & Youth

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Fear of Deportation Kept L.A. School’s Parents From Reporting Sex Abuse

by Jorge Rivas on February 10 2012, 8:39AM

As the Miramonte Elementary School sex scandal grows, new reports claim that some parents didn’t report their children’s abuse because of their legal status.

Topics: Immigration, /NOW Blog, Schools & Youth

8431 Comments

Hometown Loving Boyle Heights Youth Head to Harvard

by Julianne Hing on January 13 2012, 5:03PM

Four young Latinos as they explore their post-high school options.

Topics: Celebrate Love, /NOW Blog, Schools & Youth

8193 Comments

40th Year of the L.A. Unified School District All City Honor Marching Band at Rose Parade

by Jorge Rivas on January 3 2012, 7:45PM

An estimated 91% of students enrolled in the LAUSD are of color.

Topics: Celebrate Love, /NOW Blog

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Poverty Soars Among Children in California School Districts

by Julianne Hing on December 7 2011, 10:00AM

Between 2007 and 2010, poverty in the state ballooned 30 percent.

Topics: Schools & Youth

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Why Los Angeles Police Can’t Ticket Students on Their Way to School

by Julianne Hing on October 24 2011, 10:00AM

Observers say that black and Latino students were ticketed most often. Now, advocates are searching for policies that actually work.

Topics: Schools & Youth

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Feds: ESL and Black Students Get Inferior Educations in LAUSD

by Jorge Rivas on October 13 2011, 2:07PM

But will new reforms spread to schools across the country?

Topics: Schools & Youth

7714 Comments

LAUSD Agrees to Roll Back Seniority-Based Hiring

by Julianne Hing on October 7 2010, 11:04AM

The unique ruling places the spotlight on educational equity.

Topics: Schools & Youth

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