The Latest Breaking News from LA Unified

LOS ANGELES — An internal report identified key vulnerabilities in the data systems of the Los Angeles Unified School District two years before hackers launched a major cyberattack that has disrupted operations this week in the nation's second-largest school system.

LOS ANGELES — The private data of more than 400,000 students could be at risk as federal and local investigators assess the damage wreaked by a massive cyberattack against the Los Angeles Unified School District, which overcame a complete digital shutdown to open schools on schedule Tuesday.

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles school chefs — largely responsible for providing the main source of daily nutrition for tens of thousands of children — served up new back-to-school options Friday, the latest attempt to provide healthful yet appealing food to youthful taste buds. But in a world of Flamin'…

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles City Council voted Tuesday to prohibit homeless people from setting up tents within 500 feet of schools and day care centers, during a raucous meeting where protesters shouted down council members and, at one point, halted the meeting.

LOS ANGELES — When students returned to the Social Justice Humanitas Academy campus in August 2021, many could barely focus on their high school assignments. They walked out of class. They refused to do work. Drug use and the number of students hospitalized because of suicidal thoughts were on an…

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 — 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 — Los Angeles Unified failed to provide appropriate education to students with disabilities during the pandemic as required under federal law and must provide extra services to help some of the most vulnerable students recover from the significant voids in their learning, the U.S. Department of Education announced…

LOS ANGELES — With less than two months left in the school year, many of Los Angeles Unified's highest-needs schools remain significantly understaffed, impeding academic recovery and prompting Superintendent Alberto M. Carvalho to deploy credentialed administrators and staff back into the classroom.