Former LAUSD superintendent Austin Beutner leads a lawsuit against the district for allegedly misusing $76.7 million in Prop. 28 funds intended to expand arts education through new teacher hires.

But it doesn’t. The Los Angeles district is wantonly going against the taxpayer mandate and using the proposition’s funding for already existing arts classes. “LAUSD has willfully and knowingly ...

LAUSD said it had increased the total arts budget, beyond $77 million, and nearly doubled staffing. District officials said they have not received the lawsuit as of Monday night.

Pasadena Unified School District announced Friday that it would be closed through Jan. 17. The LAUSD letter states that it will publish an update at 10 p.m. PT and monitor conditions overnight.

The Los Angeles Unified School District on Thursday, Jan. 9, announced all schools and offices would continue to be closed through Friday, Jan. 10, because of the “unprecedented crisis.” ...

The district is also the county’s second largest employer with more than 74,000 educators, administrators, and support staff on its payroll. The board: Hires, fires and evaluates the superintendent.

Call: (213) 241-8333 District 4 Board Member Nick Melvoin Map, includes West Hollywood, some beach cities Elected: 2017, 2022 Term expires: 2026 Email: nick.melvoin@lausd.net Call: 213-241-6387 ...

Carvalho said the district will use all of the legal tools available to protect immigrants regardless of their status. "We are a protective system that serves an immigrant community," he said.

Fewer still live within the LAUSD Board of Education District 3, in the West San Fernando Valley. But all of us in L.A. County are affected by what goes on — the successes and failures — in ...