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Mike Szymanski is a reporter at LA School Report.

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‘Disappointing but Not Surprising’ — California’s ESSA Plan Gets Some of the Harshest Feedback Yet From Washington

Mike Szymanski

January 8, 2018

Los Angeles

Los Angeles Schools Chief Michelle King, Currently on Medical Leave, Says She Will Retire by End of June

Mike Szymanski

January 7, 2018

News

Las Vegas Shooter Attended LAUSD; Several Educators Among the Victims

Sarah Favot & Mike Szymanski

October 3, 2017

Los Angeles

Ref Rodriguez Resigns in Los Angeles: Why the School Board President Stepped Down

Sarah Favot & Mike Szymanski

September 20, 2017

News

7 Things to Know About How a New Task Force in Los Angeles Is Looking to Improve the City’s Schools

Mike Szymanski

July 25, 2017

Los Angeles

Teacher Groups Frustrated With California ESSA Plan’s ‘Loose’ Definition of Ineffective Teachers

Mike Szymanski

July 19, 2017

News

Los Angeles School Board Bars Charter Schools From Being Included in New Unified Enrollment System

Mike Szymanski

June 19, 2017

Los Angeles

In Surprise Move, LAUSD Board Extends Superintendent’s Contract Through 2020

Mike Szymanski

June 14, 2017

Los Angeles

New Era for L.A. Schools: How Will the New School Board Work With Superintendent Michelle King?

Mike Szymanski

May 22, 2017

Los Angeles

Why the LA School Board Swung Pro-Reform: Did a Late Vote on ‘Charter Killer’ Bill Cost Board Chief His Job?

Mike Szymanski

May 21, 2017

Los Angeles

Could Low Voter Turnout Be a Game-Changer in Tuesday’s Historic L.A. School Board Election?

Mike Szymanski

May 14, 2017

Los Angeles

What’s Really Fueling the L.A. School Board Race — the Most Expensive Board Contest in U.S. History

Mike Szymanski & Sarah Favot

May 10, 2017

News

As Outside Spending & Attacks Reach All-Time High, LA School Board Candidates Say Race Is Out of Their Control

Mike Szymanski & Sarah Favot

April 24, 2017

Los Angeles

L.A. School Board Puts Money & Lobbying Muscle Behind State Bills Drafted to Shackle Charter Schools

Mike Szymanski

April 18, 2017

Los Angeles

L.A. School Board to Vote Tuesday on Whether to Support State ‘Charter Killer’ Legislation

Mike Szymanski

April 17, 2017

Los Angeles

Has the President of the Los Angeles School Board Abandoned His Re-election Campaign?

Mike Szymanski & Sarah Favot

April 9, 2017

News

Can Mónica García Unify L.A.? How the Longest-Serving School Board Member Cruised to Her Fourth Election Win

Mike Szymanski

March 30, 2017

Los Angeles

Arne Duncan Makes Two Big Endorsements in L.A. School Board Race, Throws Support Behind Reformers

Mike Szymanski

March 29, 2017

News

Our School’s Too White? Outraged Parents Vow to Lie About Child’s Race to Keep City From Removing Teachers

Mike Szymanski

March 28, 2017

News

Protesters Join Family of Father Arrested by ICE Agents Outside His Daughter’s School at Rally in Downtown LA

Mike Szymanski

March 7, 2017

Los Angeles

Los Angeles School Board Race, 2017: Meet the 13 Candidates Running in Tuesday’s Election

Mike Szymanski & Sarah Favot

March 2, 2017

News

Anxiety in L.A. Schools: What the Day After the Election Was Like at the Mostly Latino Sylmar High

Mike Szymanski

November 10, 2016

News

Has Donald Trump Poisoned the Playground? Educators Across L.A. Talk of New Spike in Bullying

Mike Szymanski

November 1, 2016

Los Angeles

As Financial Advisers Warn About Trimming Payroll, Los Angeles Schools Keep Hiring Thousands More

Mike Szymanski

August 31, 2016

Los Angeles

Los Angeles Schools Reopens All Libraries — But Forgets About the Books

Mike Szymanski

August 4, 2016

News

Los Angeles Schools Are Setting Aside $15 Million Per Year to Pay Teachers Who Aren’t Teaching

Mike Szymanski

June 28, 2016

FoundersNews

L.A.’s Innovative USC Hybrid High Graduates Its First Class — With Every Student Bound for College

Mike Szymanski

June 13, 2016

Union Report

LA Union Claims Charters Draining School District, But LAUSD’s Own Numbers Show Charters in the Black

Mike Szymanski

May 15, 2016

News

Sharply Divided Reactions as Vergara Is Reversed; Student Advocates Turn to California’s Supreme Court

Mike Szymanski

April 17, 2016

Los Angeles

L.A. School District Meets With Parents in Effort to Calm Anxiety After Rejecting Parent Trigger Petition

Mike Szymanski

March 20, 2016

Los Angeles

L.A. Schools Reject Parent Petition — Casting Doubt on California’s ‘Parent Trigger’ Law

Mike Szymanski

March 14, 2016

News

Calif. Appeals Judges Jump in During Vergara Arguments, Both Sides Predicting Victory

Mike Szymanski

February 26, 2016

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Articles by Mike Szymanski

‘Disappointing but Not Surprising’ — California’s ESSA Plan Gets Some of the Harshest Feedback Yet From Washington

Los Angeles Schools Chief Michelle King, Currently on Medical Leave, Says She Will Retire by End of June

Las Vegas Shooter Attended LAUSD; Several Educators Among the Victims

Ref Rodriguez Resigns in Los Angeles: Why the School Board President Stepped Down

7 Things to Know About How a New Task Force in Los Angeles Is Looking to Improve the City’s Schools

Teacher Groups Frustrated With California ESSA Plan’s ‘Loose’ Definition of Ineffective Teachers

Los Angeles School Board Bars Charter Schools From Being Included in New Unified Enrollment System

In Surprise Move, LAUSD Board Extends Superintendent’s Contract Through 2020

New Era for L.A. Schools: How Will the New School Board Work With Superintendent Michelle King?

Why the LA School Board Swung Pro-Reform: Did a Late Vote on ‘Charter Killer’ Bill Cost Board Chief His Job?

Could Low Voter Turnout Be a Game-Changer in Tuesday’s Historic L.A. School Board Election?

What’s Really Fueling the L.A. School Board Race — the Most Expensive Board Contest in U.S. History

As Outside Spending & Attacks Reach All-Time High, LA School Board Candidates Say Race Is Out of Their Control

L.A. School Board Puts Money & Lobbying Muscle Behind State Bills Drafted to Shackle Charter Schools

L.A. School Board to Vote Tuesday on Whether to Support State ‘Charter Killer’ Legislation

Has the President of the Los Angeles School Board Abandoned His Re-election Campaign?

Can Mónica García Unify L.A.? How the Longest-Serving School Board Member Cruised to Her Fourth Election Win

Arne Duncan Makes Two Big Endorsements in L.A. School Board Race, Throws Support Behind Reformers

Our School’s Too White? Outraged Parents Vow to Lie About Child’s Race to Keep City From Removing Teachers

Protesters Join Family of Father Arrested by ICE Agents Outside His Daughter’s School at Rally in Downtown LA

Los Angeles School Board Race, 2017: Meet the 13 Candidates Running in Tuesday’s Election

Anxiety in L.A. Schools: What the Day After the Election Was Like at the Mostly Latino Sylmar High

Has Donald Trump Poisoned the Playground? Educators Across L.A. Talk of New Spike in Bullying

As Financial Advisers Warn About Trimming Payroll, Los Angeles Schools Keep Hiring Thousands More

Los Angeles Schools Reopens All Libraries — But Forgets About the Books

Los Angeles Schools Are Setting Aside $15 Million Per Year to Pay Teachers Who Aren’t Teaching

L.A.’s Innovative USC Hybrid High Graduates Its First Class — With Every Student Bound for College

LA Union Claims Charters Draining School District, But LAUSD’s Own Numbers Show Charters in the Black

Sharply Divided Reactions as Vergara Is Reversed; Student Advocates Turn to California’s Supreme Court

L.A. School District Meets With Parents in Effort to Calm Anxiety After Rejecting Parent Trigger Petition

L.A. Schools Reject Parent Petition — Casting Doubt on California’s ‘Parent Trigger’ Law

Calif. Appeals Judges Jump in During Vergara Arguments, Both Sides Predicting Victory

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