Students at LAUSD school. | Photo by Clotee Allochuku (Flickr Creative Commons)
LAUSD board looks to slow charter school expansion: Board members fear that an increase in charter schools will divert state funding to LAUSD. A recent approval for charter schools in Boyle Heights and South L.A. through KIPP is expected to cost LAUSD $35 million in funding. (Daily News)
Gladys Jean Wesson Park opens: The new park in West Adams is the second park opened in the 10th district in two weeks. The park is named after Council member Herb Wesson’s late mother. (L.A. Sentinel)
Rising costs of special education costs parents: The cost of the LAUSD special education program is rising as the number of students becomes more concentrated. Parents, including those in South L.A., are feeling the financial pressure. (KPCC)
Man stabs ex-wife’s boyfriend to death: A man stabbed his ex-wife’s boyfriend to death in South L.A. early Monday morning. (ABC)
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