LOS ANGELES (CNS) - In the face of a nearly $160 million budget deficit, the Los Angeles Unified School District board will consider tomorrow authorizing layoff warning notices for 609 employees, including teachers, counselors and social workers. Included on the proposed list are more than 260 adult education teachers, 59 counselors, dozens of foreign-language teachers […]
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Undecided LAUSD seats slated for May 19 runoff election
March 4, 2015
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Los Angeles Unified School District board members Tamar Galatzan, Bennett Kayser and Richard Vladovic will have to compete in a May 19 runoff election as they fight to retain their seats, while incumbent George McKenna won re-election thanks to having no challengers. Kayser, 68, had the most tightly contested race in […]
Impasse on LAUSD and teacher union talks may lead to strike
February 19, 2015
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - The union representing Los Angeles Unified School District teachers declared an impasse today in its contract negotiations with the district, saying there is a “significant gap between the two sides on compensation,” and district officials said they hope a mediator will be able to resolve outstanding issues. The union plans to ask the Public Employment […]
Beverly Hills HS wins wild-card bid to state Academic Decathlon
February 12, 2015
MONTEBELLO (CNS) - South Pasadena High School handily won the Los Angeles County Academic Decathlon and will advance to the statewide competition in March, the county Office of Education announced today. Six other schools scored high enough to earn wild-card bids to the state competition — Mark Keppel, Beverly Hills, Edgewood, Redondo Beach, West and South. Mark Keppel High […]
Wanted gang member leads cops in chase before committing suicide
February 11, 2015
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - A man wanted on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon led police on a chase in a utility truck in the Arleta area today but was found dead inside the vehicle after he ran over a spike strip and came to a stop on a residential street. The motorist stopped on Terra Bella […]
