It’s sociological, even political.” In her paintings, Mayorga constructs a world in which beauty becomes both shield and strategy. As Mayorga puts it, the paintings are layered in every sense.

Carol Mayorga was detained in April during an immigration check-in at the ICE office in St. Louis. But on Wednesday, the beloved pancake house waitress walked free from the Greene County Jail.

Los Angeles Unified School District’s fiscal outlook is bleak, with a structural deficit projected to hit $1.3 billion in the 2028 fiscal year. “It’s not a rosy picture,” said LAUSD school ...

The Los Angeles Unified School District’s school board unanimously approved at Tuesday’s meeting a resolution to support employees who are parents. Currently, many LAUSD employees fail to qualify for ...

LAUSD cites increased arts funding from $114 million in 2022-23 to over $206 million in 2023-24, with schools averaging an $82,000 boost to their arts budgets. They report arts staffing grew from ...

LAUSD has defended its use of the funding, saying it is following state guidance. In a statement Tuesday, a district spokesperson said: “We have not been served with any lawsuit regarding Prop 28.

Los Angeles Unified School District students and the Prop. 28 author have filed a lawsuit against the district and Superintendent Carvalho, alleging the misuse of $76.7 million in Prop. 28 funds ...

Under Proposition 28, LAUSD receives millions annually to increase arts instruction. A new lawsuit claims the funds were diverted. The district denies wrongdoing.

The Guadalajara exhibition, Mayorga’s first international solo show, is titled “La Jaula de Oro” (“The Golden Cage”), a term meant to be a metaphor for the false promises of immigration.

The Los Angeles Unified School District is showing signs of recovery from the learning losses it incurred during the Covid-19 pandemic, Superintendent Alberto Carvalho announced Tuesday at a press ...

LAUSD is “investigating the claim and engaging with law enforcement” in response, the statement said. “As always, we prioritize the privacy of our students, families and employees.” ...

LAUSD has been fined $8.1 million after an independent audit uncovered classrooms in the district’s highly promoted transitional kindergarten program with too many students and not enough ...