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Artificial intelligence (AI) adoption in Los Angeles Unified School District illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

AllHere chatbot scandal shows how not to deploy AI

By Jonathan Butcher and Abigail Smith

In this May 8, 2019, photo, third-grade student Miles Stidham uses an East Webster High School laptop to do homework in Maben, Miss. The Stidhams are unable to get internet at their home in the country, so they take advantage of the internet in the school's library. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis) ** FILE **

FCC takes aim at school internet program as Big Tech backlash grows

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

LuAnn Oliver's son demonstrates how he uses an iPad for his classes during a meeting where a group of school parents discussed ways to push back against screen time at the children's school, Saturday, May 9, 2026 in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)

America’s tech-filled classrooms are facing a backlash against school-assigned devices

By Jocelyn Gecker - Associated Press

This undated photo provided by the family's attorneys in April 2026 shows Khimberly Zavaleta Chuquipa, 12, who died on Feb. 25, 2026, from injuries she sustained on Feb. 17, in an alleged bullying incident at Reseda Charter High School in Los Angeles. (Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP via AP)

12-year-old arrested in death of a classmate who was hit in the head by a metal water bottle

By Olga G. Rodriguez - Associated Press

A sign is shown over a phone holder in a classroom at Delta High School, Friday, Feb. 23, 2024, in Delta, Utah. At the rural Utah school, there is a strict policy requiring students to check their phones at the door when entering every class. Each classroom has a cellphone storage unit that looks like an over-the-door shoe bag with three dozen smartphone-sized slots. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

L.A. school district orders pupils to hang up their phones

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Jan. 13, 2019, file photo, student Leo Rittner Solomon, 6, front left, and parent Hilda Rodriguez Guzman, right, react as United Teachers Los Angeles president and teacher Alex Caputo-Pearl announces the nation's second-largest school district, Los Angeles Unified School District, was going on strike in Los Angeles. The union said Monday, Jan. 21, that teachers are due back at picket lines Tuesday morning even if an agreement is reached Monday, saying it takes time to mobilize a ratification vote of a deal. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

Latest: Los Angeles teachers OK contract, will end strike

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Parents, teachers and students carry signs and picket in front of Hamilton High School, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019, in Los Angeles during a citywide teacher strike. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)

The Latest: Attendance falls again amid LA teacher strike

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LA marks Attendance Matters Day to bring students back

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** FILE ** Phil Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of worldwide product marketing, introduces the iPad Mini in San Jose, Calif., on Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Tech-savvy kids breach security, cause recall in iPad project for L.A. schools

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Mark Berndt (right), a former teacher at Miramonte Elementary School, looks to his attorney, Victor Acevedo, during his arraignment in Los Angeles Municipal Court on Tuesday. Mr. Berndt, 61, pleaded not guilty to lewd acts charges. (Associated Press)

Teacher pleads not guilty in abuse case

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This undated police booking photo released by the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department shows former Los Angeles teacher Mark Berndt, 61, who was arrested for felony molestation of 23 kids after photos surfaced. Berndt been charged with committing lewd acts with 23 boys and girls ages 7 to 10. AP Photo/ Los Angeles Sheriff's Department)

Report: Teacher in L.A. molestation case paid to resign

By Christina Hoag - Associated Press

Los Angeles Unified School District administrators, counselors and new teachers gather Feb. 8, 2012, at the Miramonte Elementary school in Los Angeles. Allegations of teacher lewd behavior comes as school district administrators move to replace the entire staff at the school while two teachers arrested last week are investigated. (Associated Press)

L.A. abuse charges prompt awkward talks for parents

By Michael R. Blood - Associated Press

** FILE ** Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies stand outside Miramonte Elementary School in Los Angeles on Feb. 6, 2012. (Associated Press)

Staff removed at L.A. school during abuse probe

By Raquel Maria Dillon - Associated Press

Flavored milk no longer a choice in LA schools

By CHRISTINA HOAG - Associated Press

FILE - This Feb. 22, 2008 file photo shows British celebrity chef Jamie Oliver, slicing fish during a Today show appearance in Miami Beach, Fla. Oliver has perfected his "Food Revolution" recipe over the years: blend passionate activism for nutrition with reality TV, garnish with a catchy moniker, et voila! _ a crusade made for the 21st century. But Oliver's recipe has uncharacteristically curdled since he arrived in Los Angeles last fall to do his second U.S. TV series. (AP Photo/J. Pat Carter, File)

British TV chef in food fight with LA schools

By CHRISTINA HOAG - Associated Press

FILE - This March 23, 2010 photo shows Jamie Oliver as he leaves a taping of "The Late Show with David Letterman" in New York. (AP Photo/Charles Sykes)

Jamie Oliver reality show dumped from LA schools

By DERRIK J. LANG - Associated Press