Sebastian Mariscal strutted smiling onto the school bus that would take the 5-year-old from South L.A. to Brentwood for his first day of school. Then a moment later, he ran out crying into his father’s arms as the reality of the separation took hold. So began one family’s experience as a new school year opened…

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In a reversal from recent pandemic-era school years, Los Angeles schools Supt. Alberto Carvalho is urging students to come to school sick — at least if they are just a little sick — to combat high rates of absences that officials fault for harming mental health and holding back learning. If a student has a…

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The Los Angeles Unified School District is gearing up for the 2023-24 academic year and plans to transform its strategy from building structures and coherence to accelerating student success by expanding basic services including housing, health care, meals and transportation. District Superintendent Alberto Carvalho addressed district supporters at a packed Walt Disney Concert Hall in…

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An AI chatbot named “Ed” will be Los Angeles Unified’s newest student adviser, programmed to tell parents about their child’s grades, test results and attendance, Superintendent Alberto Carvalho announced Friday in a back-to-school speech at Walt Disney Concert Hall that rivaled a Hollywood extravaganza. Carvalho took the stage as high-volume music pounded and fast-paced video…

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AI CHATBOT ‘ED’ WILL BE L.A. UNIFIED’S NEWEST STUDENT ADVISER

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Jackie Goldberg, a veteran state lawmaker, city council member and current president of Los Angeles Board of Education, on Tuesday announced that she would not seek another term, departing from the board along with her retiring colleague, George McKenna, who rose to fame in a movie about his career as a determined inner-city high school…

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After four decades of public service, Jackie Goldberg – the president of the Los Angeles Unified School Board – announced she will retire and complete her term in December 2024. “It’s been the honor of my life to advocate for children. I got into this work, starting with teaching, because I wanted the best educational…

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The Los Angeles Unified School District says it’s on track to roll out universal transitional kindergarten, or UTK, this coming fall — two years ahead of the state’s deadline for all public elementary schools. This past academic year, 317 elementary schools within the district had TK programs — which accommodated roughly 13,800 students. Read more…

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Inside a Dorsey High School classroom — decorated with African flags, dolls in colorful African clothing and a wall of fame that included pictures of Thurgood Marshall, Wilma Rudolph and Colin Powell — social studies teacher Donald Singleton and 18 students waded into the nation’s debate over Black history and race. Read More…

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Hundreds of school banners, bus bench promos and billboards, not to mention high-volume text and robo-call campaigns, are inundating parents of California’s youngest students this summer as 4-year-olds have suddenly become the hottest recruits in California. Last year’s lackluster launch of the state’s free transitional kindergarten expansion has propelled school districts into high gear this…

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Backers say state teaching guide will make higher-level subject accessible to more students. Critics say it’ll hurt whiz kids. California education officials last week approved a long-studied overhaul of the state’s math teaching guide, with sweeping changes designed to make the subject more relevant and accessible, stirring debate over whether it will improve poor student…

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