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A cyberattack hits the Los Angeles School District, raising alarm across the country

The ransomware attack on the country's second-largest school district sounded alarms across the country, from urgent talks with the White House and the National Security Council.

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Huge Los Angeles Unified School district hit by cyberattack

A cyberattack targeting the huge Los Angeles Unified School District over the Labor Day weekend prompted an unprecedented shutdown of the district’s information technology systems as authorities scrambled to trace the perpetrators and restrict potential damage

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Students wait months for mental health help. 'We're bombarded,' counselor says

LOS ANGELES -- Leo Peñaloza was a freshman at San Bernardino High School when campuses closed as the pandemic hit. His father was hospitalized with COVID-19 for months, fighting for his life. Leo's mother cared for his father by day and began working nights to keep their family afloat.

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Kindergarten could soon be mandatory for California children

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California is one step closer to mandating that children attend kindergarten, a requirement that would come after droves of the state's youngest students skipped the grade during the COVID-19 pandemic and heightened learning gap concerns.

Los Angeles Times

Hernandez-Mats rises from middle school teacher to candidate for lieutenant governor

HIALEAH, Fla. — Standing in front of the crowd in the dimly lit Hialeah Middle Community School library, Charlie Crist, the Democratic nominee for governor, enthusiastically announced his running mate.

Miami Herald

As LA schools return, should monkeypox be a concern for students, staff?

LOS ANGELES — With many Los Angeles County students returning to school this week and thousands of young people headed back to California universities this month and next, there's a rising concern about the potential for monkeypox outbreaks in academic and social environments.

Los Angeles Times

LA Unified officials knock on doors, urging chronically absent students to return

LOS ANGELES — Yordi Luna, 15 — who excels at math, likes science and loves playing football — missed about 40 to 50 days of classes during his first year of high school, mother Leydi Luna said.

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Judge strikes down paused LAUSD student vaccine mandate

LOS ANGELES — A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge on Tuesday struck down L.A. Unified's student COVID-19 vaccine mandate, ruling that the school district exceeded its authority and that the power to require children to be vaccinated to attend school lies with the state.

Los Angeles Times

LAUSD expects enrollment to plummet by an 'alarming' 30% in the next decade

LOS ANGELES — Enrollment in Los Angeles public schools is expected to plunge by nearly 30% over the next decade, leading to tough choices ahead about academic programs, campus closures, jobs and employee benefits — and forcing, over that time, a dramatic remake of the nation's second-largest school system.

Los Angeles Times

LA school board delays student COVID-19 vaccine mandate without any discussion

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Board of Education on Tuesday unanimously approved a delay of a student vaccine mandate for COVID-19 that had been scheduled to take effect next fall, under a recommendation from Superintendent Alberto Carvalho.

Los Angeles Times

Nearly half of LA students have been chronically absent this year, data show

LOS ANGELES — In December, Eva Garcia's daughter, a high school junior, came in close contact with a COVID-19-positive family member, forcing her to quarantine. A few days later, her daughter also tested positive, causing her to miss more school. When she was ready to return, Garcia, who uses a…

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Parents say their kids haven’t been the same since COVID. Education Secretary Cardona is listening

LOS ANGELES — One parent spoke of a son who hasn’t been the same since the pandemic. Another talked of her daughter — first having to adjust to being stuck at home, and then to being back in class. A third talked about stress and anger among students.

Los Angeles Times

Masks can now come off inside LA Unified classrooms

LOS ANGELES — Teachers and students on Wednesday will be able to see an unaccustomed sight inside Los Angeles school district classrooms: smiles.

Los Angeles Times

A wealth of cash in LA schools, but for how long?

LOS ANGELES — The financial forecast for Los Angeles schools calls for relatively blue skies for three years — including $3 billion left over at the end of the current school year — but warns that there could be serious shortfalls later, offering both opportunity and risk for the ambitious…

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New superintendent confronts his first big decision: Should LAUSD relax mask requirements?

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Unified School District will keep its outdoor mask mandate in place for at least the rest of the week, even though county health officials allowed K-12 school systems to lift the requirement as of Wednesday, as new Superintendent Alberto Carvalho weighs what could be…

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LA Unified School District to keep outdoor mask mandate in place this week, but changes may be ahead

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Unified School District will keep its outdoor mask mandate in place for the rest of the week, despite county health guidance that allowed K-12 school systems to lift the requirement on Wednesday, said new Superintendent Alberto Carvalho.

Los Angeles Times

LA school district to keep outdoor mask mandate in place this week, but changes may be ahead

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Unified School District will keep its outdoor mask mandate in place through the rest of the week, despite county health officials lifting that requirement at K-12 schools effective Wednesday, said Superintendent Alberto Carvalho.

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