Briana Mendez-Padilla, Education Reporter
73 posts
Long Beach Poly High School and Washington Middle School to receive major facility renovations in 2024
Following the Long Beach Unified School district’s master plan to update multiple facilities in July 2022, research from…
March 17, 2023
Teacher’s association continues to rally against additional instruction days
Nancy Aguilar and her two daughters stood outside the Long Beach Unified School District building holding signs that…
March 2, 2023
Teachers association protests 4-day extension to school year proposed by LBUSD
Amid contract negotiations between the Long Beach Unified School District (LBUSD) and the Teacher’s Association of Long Beach…
February 20, 2023
Long Beach Unified one step closer to choosing student board member, recognizes five finalists
Frania Lopez knows firsthand what it is like to deal with the complexities of being a student in…
February 2, 2023
LBUSD data reveals lower college success rates for Black students
Despite successful college enrollment rates for students overall, college graduation data discussed during the Long Beach Unified Jan.…
January 24, 2023
Protesters disagree over new wellbeing center at Jordan High School
Two small opposing factions stood across from each other outside the Long Beach Unified School District headquarters on…
High school and college dual enrollment sees high success rates, low participation within LBUSD
Dual enrollment prepares students for college and career, but the challenge is getting more students to enroll. Through…
January 19, 2023
English classes are the main barrier to A-G completion for LBUSD graduates, new data says
New data presented at the Long Beach Unified board meeting Wednesday Dec. 14, revealed that students are not…
December 16, 2022
New website hopes to provide better resources for LBUSD English learners
The Long Beach Unified School District has implemented a new website to better track the academic growth and…
November 21, 2022
Updated LBUSD facilities timeline pushes HVAC projects forward by two years
The Long Beach Unified School District’s projected timeline for Measure E facility upgrades has been updated to prioritize…
November 3, 2022