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As preschools and school districts close for the holidays, working parents are scrambling to find child care and provide additional meals for kids at home.

L.A. schools Supt. Carvalho had been looking for ways to lengthen the school year, and he finally achieved that. But he had to give up an attempt to shorten winter break from three weeks to two.

L.A. Unified officials need to explain to parents why they slashed Primary Promise, a program that has helped struggling students improve their reading and math achievement.

An L.A. schools program that officials portrayed as a success for helping struggling young students improve academically is being substantially dismantled.

Local 99 will announce the dates of a three-day walkout on Wednesday. United Teachers Los Angeles will join in. Schools will be closed if the strike takes place.

The union that staged a strike and pushed hard for COVID safety — inspiring love and loathing among parents — is electing its leaders.

Alberto Carvalho enters his second year at the helm of the Los Angeles Unified School District with mixed reviews, but he appears to have the energy and willingness to learn from his mistakes.

Los Angeles Unified Superintendent Alberto Carvalho looks back on his first year leading the district.

A dozen community groups have signed onto mentoring effort, for which L.A. Unified will provide an organizing hub, including background checks of mentors.

For decades, the UCLA Lab School has offered children ages 4 through 12 an innovative, cutting-edge education. But teachers say that's changing, and they're on a two-day strike.