Long Beach Unified is cutting teachers. Read more: lbpost.com/news/education/lo… Video and story by our education reporter, Kate Raphael.

Standing ovation for Patricia Martin, Garfield High School teacher, and the incredible Mariachi Divas for bringing their violins to center stage at this year’s @NFL Halftime Show with #BadBunny! 🎻✨ With every bow stroke and soaring string, you delivered a performance that resonated across the stadium and around the world — showcasing the power of culture, talent, and representation and making our communities and students proud. Thank you for elevating our heritage, uplifting our students, and showing the world the brilliance that lives in Los Angeles Unified every single day. #InspiringGreatness

Librarians are essential partners teaching Career-aligned inquiry, research skills used in college & industry, digital tools, and databases that mirror postsecondary expectations! Let our LBUSD Senior Team know you support library programs!saveschoollibrarians.org/lon…

LBUSD School Libraries Need Your Support! Please sign petition/email support saveschoollibrarians.org/lon… @LongBeachPost @presstelegram @RobertGarcia @LongBeachCity @LongBeachMayor @BillieJeanKing @SnoopDogg @DollyParton @LBlocalnews @562sports

Let our LBUSD Senior Team know you support library programs! @AAPSFRLibs @sljournal @shannonmmiller @FollettSoftware @ISTEofficial @CSLFoundation saveschoollibrarians.org/lon…

“School Libraries/Librarians:The Right of Every Child” from #GameChanger! @donalynbooks @colbysharp New article about how librarians improve literacy. theconversation.com/ten-ways… @ReadingNowNet @MEMSPA @stownie @MAISA_ISDs #MichiganLiteracy

Our #ProudtobeLBUSD Students deserve access to their school libraries! Simply fill out top of petition and select “Add Your Voice” to show support. saveschoollibrarians.org/lon…

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The “science of reading” movement isn’t slowing down. Throughout 2025, Education Week has covered how states and districts are continuing to put new instructional methods and materials into practice, with the goal of better aligning reading instruction to the approaches research has found are most effective. And increasingly, the field is debating what best practice looks like beyond shoring up foundational skills instruction for early elementary school students—with educators asking which curricula are best for teaching reading comprehension, and how to support older readers who are struggling, too. Education Week followed these stories and others in reading this year. Watch the video below for three highlights. Support for this reporting provided in part by

#ProudtobeLBUSD @LongBeachPost LBUSD plans to cut library programs to only be open 1-2 days a week Elem- MS. 2.5 days at HS w/1500 s. Speak out about this inequity.

Breaking: We’re going to court to keep the Dept of Ed from cutting $50m in education funding from our state - mainly hitting rural schools. It’s unlawful, and our students deserve better. Here’s the situation:

#ProudtobeLBUSD @LBUSD_Research @LBUSDPathways @MSK8LBUSD @ElemLBUSD Librarians at all levels are essential teachers of media literacy.

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#ProudtobeLBUSD Librarians are essential to developing a love of reading! @DrJuanMBenitez

Libraries find clever ways to encourage boys to become lifelong readers. action.everylibrary.org/why_…

This quote rings true to #ProudtobeLBUSD school libraries. @EveryLibrary @DrJuanMBenitez @erikmillerlbusd