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Los Angeles school district puts superintendent on paid leave - AOL
6+ hour, 7+ min ago (230+ words) (The Center Square) " Alberto Carvalho, the Los Angeles Unified School District superintendent, was placed on paid administrative leave by the Board of Education late Friday afternoon pending an FBI investigation. Carvalho has not been charged with any crime and has…...
Los Angeles becomes the first major school district to require screen time limits
16+ hour, 17+ min ago (682+ words) The Los Angeles Unified School District's board voted Tuesday to restrict students' use of laptops and tablets in class and encourage pen-and-paper assignments instead, making it the first major American school system to do so. The sweeping resolution, which passed…...
Los Angeles mayor proposes $14. 85 billion budget
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (295+ words) (The Center Square) " Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has proposed a $14. 85 billion budget for Fiscal Year 2026-2027. Speaking at a press conference on Monday, Bass said the balanced budget predicts increased revenues from property, business, sales and utility taxes. According to…...
Rams' new uniforms: What's different in Los Angeles aside from retro elements?
5+ day, 23+ hour ago (159+ words) In what appears to be a growing trend of "less is more" as it pertains to NFL uniforms, the Los Angeles Rams have simplified theirs while getting back to their roots as the organization enters the second decade of its…...
Los Angeles school district seeks state's money for pay hikes
4+ day, 18+ hour ago (928+ words) The Center Square) - The Los Angeles Unified School District managed to avoid a strike this week after reaching 11th-hour agreements with three unions. Now the district is asking for the state's help to fund those agreements. LAUSD's request comes as…...
Los Angeles school district averts major closure on Tuesday
1+ week, 1+ day ago (308+ words) Over 1, 300 schools across Los Angeles County were at risk of closing on Tuesday, April 14, had one of the largest school districts in the nation and a union representing tens of thousands of workers failed to reach an agreement in time....
Los Angeles schools strike avoided at last minute
1+ week, 23+ hour ago (493+ words) (The Center Square) " A strike at Los Angeles Unified School District was averted at the last minute following a tentative agreement with SEIU Local 99. The union said it secured "gains for workers and student services." SEIU Local 99 was the last…...
Los Angeles Unified narrowly avoids strike that would have impacted 400, 000 students
1+ week, 1+ day ago (215+ words) Los Angeles schools averted a strike that would have impacted nearly 400, 000 students in Southern California, as the school district and its support staff union reached a tentative deal early Tuesday. Local 99 of the Service Employees International Union announced on social…...
Los Angeles schools avoid a strike as a last-minute deal is reached with staff
1+ week, 1+ day ago (235+ words) Local 99 of the Service Employees International Union announced on social media that it won a tentative agreement with "major gains" including raises and more hours. The district announced that an agreement in principle had been reached with SEIU Local 99 allowing…...
Los Angeles hotel industry 'struggling' under wage mandate signed by Mayor Karen Bass, new survey finds
1+ week, 1+ day ago (494+ words) Hotels in Los Angeles, California are struggling, a new report from industry researchers claimed in a new report. "Hotels are struggling to keep up with rising operating costs coupled with falling demand," the American Hotel and Lodging Association (AHLA) researchers…...