Kate Raphael, Author at Long Beach Post

Teachers say disabled students are at risk as LBUSD confronts ‘unsustainable’ costs of classroom aides

by Kate Raphael 10 hours agoDecember 16, 2025

Parents and teachers have raised alarms at recent school board meetings, saying they’re struggling to keep students safe with limited resources.

With the threat of layoffs looming, teachers union strikes tentative contract deal with Long Beach Unified

by Kate Raphael December 15, 2025December 15, 2025

Fearing layoffs, teachers urge LBUSD to cut administrative costs, not from the classroom

by Kate Raphael December 11, 2025December 15, 2025

Long Beach Unified cuts school library staff as its deficit spending mounts

by Kate Raphael December 10, 2025December 10, 2025

News

Port of LA to evict long-running Cabrillo Beach Scout camp for Olympic sailing facility

by Kate Raphael December 5, 2025December 9, 2025

A sign displays the Long Beach Unified School District, where the main office is located in Long Beach.

LBUSD to close Hoover Middle School, use building for dual immersion program

by Kate Raphael December 5, 2025December 5, 2025

Crime

Thieves — again — steal plaques from Martin Luther King Jr. park in Long Beach

by Kate Raphael December 3, 2025December 3, 2025

Students push for LBCC to ditch the Viking mascot, become the Dolphins

by Kate Raphael December 3, 2025December 3, 2025

A high schooler’s poetry became his resistance, and it won him the title of Youth Poet Laureate

by Kate Raphael November 28, 2025November 30, 2025

Man who alleged antisemitism at LBCC meetings says college responded with cease and desist letter

by Kate Raphael November 26, 2025November 26, 2025