If you are 18+ living in Los Angeles, or if you are an adult who has ever lived in Los Angeles, then Join the City of Los Angeles’ Civil Rights Department and its Reparations Advisory Commission’s “Black Experience Study LIVE!” to learn about the City’s plans for reparations in LA, and join the study in real time on September 14 at 10AM, 2PM or 6PM. Please […]
LAUSD Deal Reached For Smaller Class Sizes, 21% Teacher Raises
The Los Angeles Unified School District and the teacher’s union announced a tentative labor deal Tuesday morning. The Los Angeles Unified School District and the union representing its teachers announced Tuesday they have reached a tentative labor agreement that includes a 21% salary increase and reductions in class sizes. “With this tentative agreement, LAUSD now […]
CD12 Council Member John Lee Unveils Fund For DACA Students At CSUN
Council Member John Lee announced a new fund to support students at California State University, Northridge who may not have documentation. Los Angeles Council Member John Lee announced a fund to support students without documentation at the California State University, Northridge on Monday. The program will offer funding for students to renew their status in […]
Northridge Educator Named LA County Teacher Of The Year
The County Office of Education honored 16 teachers, who overcame the challenge of teaching amid a pandemic to touch the lives of students. AP English teacher Andrea Caruso, of Northridge, has been named a Los Angeles County’s Teacher of the Year for helping her students thrive during the challenging 2020-21 pandemic school year. Caruso, who […]
Free WiFi for At-Risk Students
ACT or Angeleno Connectivity Trust is a program that provides free WiFi hotspots for eligible K-12 students in LA. It provides 100 GB per year of free Internet access for K-12 students for five years. Eligibility includes foster youth, students with a disability, students experiencing housing insecurity and any other at-risk students. To learn more, […]
CSUN Plans Virtual Graduation Ceremony, Car Parade
Even though many schools are opting for socially distanced graduations, CSUN says it has too many students to do that safely. Cal State Northridge announced Friday that it is planning virtual graduation ceremonies. An all-university graduation will take place on May 15, which will be followed by a series of smaller ceremonies for individual colleges […]
Vaccination Event at CSUN this Weekend – No Appointment Necessary
This weekend CSUN is having Vaccinations with no appointment necessary for 16 year olds & older.
LAUSD District Board 3 Race: Marilyn Koziatek Concedes
Marilyn Koziatek, a charter school-backed candidate for LAUSD District Board 3, conceded defeat Monday to incumbent Scott Schmerelson. Marilyn Koziatek, a Granada Hills Charter High School staffer who ran a spirited and well-funded challenge of Los Angeles Unified School District board member Scott Schmerelson, conceded defeat Monday. The latest numbers from last week’s election show […]
Apply for the Student Seat on the LAUSD Board
Recruitment is once again underway for the student position on LAUSD’s Board of Education. Rising high school seniors can email Dr. Lorena Franco (afranco@lausd.net) were they to have any questions.
Government Resources for Relief Due to COVID-19
FEDERAL UPDATE: Friday afternoon, President Trump signed the CARES Act – a $2 trillion economic rescue package that will provide relief to many groups affected by the coronavirus. This plan will offer assistance to tens of millions of American households affected by the coronavirus by providing stimulus payments to individuals, expanded unemployment coverage, student loan […]
LAUSD District 5 Board Election Could Shift Balance Of Charter Power Today
As voters head to the polls to fill the vacant LAUSD board seat today, the board’s pro-charter majority’s power hangs in the balance. Ten candidates will be vying Tuesday to fill a vacant seat on the Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education in an election that could again shift the balance of power […]
Northridge’s Oliver Wendell Holmes Middle School Honored as California “School to Watch”
The State Superintendent identified 49 successful schools statewide that others should attempt to emulate. State Superintendent Tony Thurmond Wednesday announced 49 California middle schools, including Northridge’s Oliver Wendell Holmes Middle School as “schools to watch.” The Schools to Watch-Taking Center Stage program recognizes “high- performing model schools (that) demonstrate academic excellence, social equity, and responsiveness […]
Lime Discontinuing its Bike-Share Program at CSUN
Lime has announced that it is discontinuing its app-based bike-share programs, including the one that debuted at California State University, Northridge in January 2018. As a result of this company decision, Lime has ended its contract with the university, and all bikes and program signage will be removed from campus on March 19. Sustainability is […]
Cal State Northridge Receives $1 Million Stadium Lighting Grant
Cal State Northridge and the Major League Baseball-MLB Players Association Youth Development Foundation on Feb. 12 announced a $1 million grant to upgrade the university’s sports facilities and support its youth baseball program. The grant will go toward renovating Matador Stadium through a new lighting system, as well as helping CSUN’s youth baseball initiative, which […]
Teachers Approve Deal To End Strike
“A vast super-majority” of teachers have voted to to accept an agreement reached Tuesday, ending LA’s teacher strike. “A vast super-majority” of teachers have voted to approve the tentative agreement, ending the strike, United Teachers Los Angeles President Alex Caputo-Pearl said. Teachers will return to their classes Wednesday, Caputo- Pearl said. Union leaders and administrators […]
CSUN police are now wearing body cameras, in move to ‘enhance’ bonds with community
L.A. Daily News: http://www.dailynews.com/2017/10/29/csun-police-are-now-wearing-body-cameras-in-move-to-enhance-bonds-with-community/ For Cal State Northridge’s Police Services the decision to begin wearing body cameras was an easy one. “This is not new technology,” said CSUN Chief of Police Anne Glavin. “It’s been around the country; it’s just that it’s our turn. And part of it was the amount of time for researching it, deciding which […]
CSUN Associated Students Sustainability Center Grand Opening
CSUN ASSOCIATED STUDENTS SUSTAINABILITY CENTER GRAND OPENING Thursday, October 26th at 1:00 PM Sustainability Center / OST Lawn (corner of Lindley and Vincennes) 18111 Nordhoff St, Northridge, CA
Extend City DASH Bus Service To CSUN – Hearing Saturday, 1 pm in Northridge
Northridge East Neighborhood Council urges the extension of the City’s DASH bus route to serve the CSUN Transit Station located on Vincennes Street just east of Darby Avenue. Let’s make it easier for CSUN commuters to park their cars elsewhere other than in Northridge! Currently the closest stop is Nordhoff Street and Reseda Boulevard. See […]
Cal State Northridge Officers Allege Illegal Parking Ticket Quota
A trio of officers at Cal State Northridge filed a lawsuit alleging retaliation for objecting to an alleged parking ticket quota on campus. The California State University Board of Trustees was sued today by three police officers and their union, alleging the lawmen were denied promotions and advancements for not meeting alleged parking ticket quotas […]
LA Unified Town Hall Meeting
L.A. Unified, Local District Northeast (NE) and Local District Northwest (NW) Invite you to meet L.A. Unified Superintendent Michelle King with Local District NE Superintendent Byron Maltez and Local District NW Superintendent Vivian Ekchian Tuesday, March 1, 2016 Pacoima Middle School Auditorium 9919 Laurel Canyon Blvd., Pacoima, CA 91331 (Entrance on Kagel Canyon) 8:00 am […]