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Articles by Ben Chapman

Ben Chapman is a writer based in Los Angeles. He previously wrote for The Wall Street Journal, the New York Daily News and The Washington Post.

LA Voters Overwhelmingly Approve $9 Billion School Bond

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Union-Backed Incumbent Prevails in High-Stakes LA School Board Race

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LAUSD Overhauls $120 Million Black Students Program After Activists File Complaint

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LA School Board Race Could Change the Nation’s Second-Largest District

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LAUSD Struggling with Chronic Absenteeism Years After the Pandemic

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LA Unified Faces Criticism After Collapse of Splashy AI tool “Ed” 

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Turmoil Surrounds Los Angeles’ New AI Student Chatbot; Tech Firm Furloughs Staff

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Los Angeles Schools Chief: Student Homelessness Across City Worse Than Data Show

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LAUSD Rolls Out Science of Reading and Training As California Lawmakers Reject Curriculum Mandate

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The Los Angeles Charter School Wars Are Headed To Court. Here’s What’s At Stake

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‘Last Repair Shop’ in Oscar Nominated Film Gets $15 Million to Serve LA Students

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The Nation’s Biggest Charter School System Is Under Fire in Los Angeles

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Los Angeles to Bar Charter Schools from Many Public Campuses; Lawsuit Threatened

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Los Angeles Schools Eyeing Hiring Freeze as Federal COVID Funds Expire

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The Fight Over Charters in LAUSD School Buildings: What’s Really Happening

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