Los Angeles Unified School District, California

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The Los Angeles Unified School District is located in California.

[edit] Website evaluation

The Los Angeles school district website contains links to the Board of Education members, contacts[1], Board agendas and minutes[2], budget and financial reports[3], and the district/school accountability report cards (DARC, SARCs)[4].

[edit] Budget

Los Angeles Unified School District on average receives $15,583.62 per pupil based on the California School Finance Center[5]

[edit] Budget woes

According to reports, in August 2009, the Los Angeles Unified School District announced that they plan to raise property taxes for L.A. homeowners in light of declining tax revenues. The current rate is $123 per $100,000 of assessed value. Officials said that they expect rates to rise about $200 by 2012. The generated funds will be used to pay school bonds and add to the construction fund. Additionally, because the district cannot use new local bonds they are currently considering a parcel tax.[6] In 2009 the Los Angeles School District laid off a total of about 2,000 teachers and 750 other employees.[6]

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ↑ Los Angeles Board of Education
  2. ↑ Los Angeles Board meeting info
  3. ↑ Los Angeles budget
  4. ↑ Los Angeles DARC, Los Angeles SARCs
  5. ↑ California School Finance Center, Los Angeles Unified School District, Return on Investment
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Los Angeles Times,"Los Angeles school district will sharply raise taxes on property owners," August 15, 2009
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