VIDEO: Subtle differences dominate debate between candidates for LBUSD District 2
The two candidates discussed the issues of declining attendance, police presence on school campuses and inequities within the LBUSD.
LBUSD board blasts ‘divisive’ waiver process; likely won’t speed reopening for lower grades
Long Beach Unified Board of Education members on Wednesday criticized a new waiver process that allows them to apply to reopen campuses to students who are in second grade and below.
LBUSD passes Learning Continuity and Attendance Plan
The district’s LCAP ballooned from a few pages to a 69-page document after a series of community input hearings.
LBUSD board to add call-in option for those want to give public comment
Until now, the public could only send comments via email, which were then read aloud during board meetings, or participate in the meetings in person.
LBUSD at crossroads headed into Wednesday’s board meeting
One illustration of the tension is a Facebook group called Parents for Teachers LBUSD that rapidly gained more than 5,000 followers over the last few days.
LBUSD board to appoint new vice president after backlash about bypassing Latino member
The move comes after prominent local politicians denounced the school board’s decision not to elevate Board Member Juan Benitez to the position of president.
LBUSD Board of Education adopts equity policy, elects Craighead as president
The board extended the usual 30 minutes of allotted time to read public comment to a full hour, but still only had time to read 36 of the 52 emails submitted, almost all of which were in support of the equity policy.