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WATTS, CA - May 5, 2026: Adult school student volunteer Starnese Sims, second from right in glasses, sings along with preschool children at Bradley Early Education Center, located on the campus of Maxine Waters Employment Prep Center, in Watts on May 5, 2026. Adult school student volunteers visit Bradley EEC twice a week for field work as part of a career pathway that will earn them their child development assistant permit. The setup provides the preschool with extra staffing support and allows for collaboration between preschool teachers and adult school staff as students move through the program. The LAUSD early education center is home to the district's first experiment with non-traditional care hours through its expansion this year into evening child care. (Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times)

It’s a high-demand job with lots of openings. How LAUSD trains adults for a role in child care

As LAUSD expands its early childhood footprint, the district is focusing on bolstering the child-care workforce. Here’s how this partnership between an LAUSD adult school and an early education center is providing an opportunity to enter the industry tuition free.

SIMI VALLEY, CA - SEPTEMBER 26: Sonja Shaw, Chino Valley Unified School District Board President, speaks at the California Policy Center and PERK (Protection of the Educational Rights of Kids) event, "A Line in the Sand - A Rally for Parental Rights" at Rancho Madera Communty Park in Simi Valley, CA on Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times) and Richard Barrera speaks at the 2026 California Democratic Party State Convention in San Francisco, Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Shaw and Barrera advance to run-off for state schools superintendent

Cambridge, MA - October 9: The campus of Harvard University is seen behind the John Weeks Bridge from the Charles River on October 9, 2025. (Photo by Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

At Harvard University, earning straight A’s is about to get harder

LOS ANGELES, CA-April 16, 2026: Tommy Trojan statue on the USC campus, in Los Angeles, on Thursday, April 16, 2026. (Etienne Laurent / For The Times)

USC faculty groups vote to unionize and university vows to challenge it

SIMI VALLEY, CA - SEPTEMBER 26: Sonja Shaw, Chino Valley Unified School District Board President, speaks at the California Policy Center and PERK (Protection of the Educational Rights of Kids) event, "A Line in the Sand - A Rally for Parental Rights" at Rancho Madera Communty Park in Simi Valley, CA on Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times)

Conservative school board president Sonja Shaw leads in primary for state superintendent

LAUSD board incumbents cruise to wins; challengers lacked support from outside groups

Former foster youth face low odds of college or job success. Some are trying to change that

‘I felt like I wasn’t learning’: Community college students struggle with online education

Former head of Iowa school district sentenced to 2 years for falsely claiming to be a US citizen

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