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Kate Raphael

Kate Raphael is a California Local News Fellow. She covers education for the Long Beach Post.

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Posted inCrime

Police arrest men suspected of stealing plaques from MLK statue in Long Beach park

by Kate Raphael December 18, 2025December 18, 2025
Posted inEducation

LBUSD cuts mental health services at schools; insiders say the need is still dire

by Kate Raphael December 18, 2025December 18, 2025
Posted inEducation

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

by Kate Raphael December 16, 2025December 16, 2025
Posted inEducation

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

by Kate Raphael December 15, 2025December 15, 2025
Posted inEducation

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

by Kate Raphael December 11, 2025December 15, 2025
Posted inEducation

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

by Kate Raphael December 10, 2025December 10, 2025
Posted inNews

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.
Posted inEducation

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

by Kate Raphael December 5, 2025December 5, 2025
Posted inCrime

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

by Kate Raphael December 3, 2025December 3, 2025
Posted inEducation

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

by Kate Raphael December 3, 2025December 3, 2025

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