10 LAUSD schools get a chance to opt out of standardized testing, create alternative measurements

Ten Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) community schools will be given an opportunity to pilot new approaches to assessments in the 2025-26 academic year. 

And once the schools adopt alternative assessments, they won’t have to participate in standardized tests, other than those mandated by state and federal governments, the district school board decided in a 4-3 vote on Tuesday....VIEW FULL ARTICLE

Community Schools Are Transforming Public Education

When students, families, educators, and the local community all get a say in what will work best for student success, we get a glimpse of how strong our public school system can be. That dream is becoming a reality with Community Schools here in LAUSD.....READ FULL ARTICLE

North Hills School Shows What Modern Bilingual Education Looks Like in Los Angeles 

Five-year-old Andre Medellin of North Hills seems to fit what linguists call the “Three Generation Rule,” which says that the third generation of immigrant populations is typically monolingual in the language of the adopted country. Medellin, the grandchild of Mexican immigrants, only speaks English but his mom seems intent on breaking the generational rule....READ FULL ARTICLE