LBUSD says major upgrades are coming to Poly High campus
The proposed changes, which are still years away, include seven new academic buildings, three new sports facilities, two new parking structures, and dozens of other renovations and upgrades.
LBUSD reaches tentative agreement to give CSEA school workers a 4.5% raise
If approved, the raise will be retroactive to July 2021. It’s in line with the pay bump teachers already received.
Poll shows partisan divide on LBUSD bond measure, opinions on what caused learning loss
A new poll found that Measure Q, which would raise property taxes to fund school improvements, is a toss-up.
Statewide union for school classified workers removes LB chapter leaders after they called for a strike
An Oct. 21 letter sent to local members of the California School Employees Association said leadership failed to seek approval from members on key decisions, and also alleged that the local chapter was planning to break away from the state organization.
LBUSD test scores fall, erasing gains that had it ahead of state average
With Black and Hispanic youth being hit especially hard, the percentage of students meeting math and English standards dropped significantly during the pandemic.
LBUSD launches anonymous reporting system for safety concerns
“Tipsters can send reports on anything from school threats they’ve seen or overheard to personal crises including sexual harassment, self-harm, abuse, bullying and depression,” The LBUSD said.
LBUSD has a plan to diversify its workforce by hiring from its own student body
The school district’s Grow Your Own partnership with LBCC will speed students toward a teaching career and give them a conditional contract if they return to Long Beach.
Hank Waddles saw all the ‘Why I Quit Teaching’ essays—so he explained why he stayed
Frustrated teachers writing about why they left the profession has practically become its own subgenre, but one LBUSD teacher struck a chord when he bucked the trend.
Parents, teachers demand more action from LBUSD on classroom heat
“I spent much of the last month worried that a student could die in my classroom,” a special education teacher from Poly High School said about the LBUSD’s lack of preparation for September’s intense heat wave.
LBUSD kindergarten enrollment increases, snapping trend of decline
LBUSD assistant superintendent over elementary schools Brian Moskovitz said the enrollment bump has been welcome good news as the district comes out of the COVID-19 pandemic.