LAUSD Holds Primary Elections for School Board Districts 1, 3, and 5

Candidates with diverse backgrounds and priorities vie for seats on the board of the nation's second-largest school district.

The Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education is holding primary elections for Districts 1, 3, and 5, with various candidates vying for each seat.
The school board is responsible for setting policy for the nation's second-largest school district, which educates about 420,000 students and employs around 74,000 staff.
Candidates have diverse backgrounds and priorities, including improving academic performance, reducing class sizes, increasing transparency, and addressing issues related to charter schools and school police.
The school board races are nonpartisan, and if no candidate wins more than 50% of votes on March 5, the top two candidates will compete in a November runoff election.
The new school board members will replace retiring members and will be accountable for the district's annual general fund budget of about $10 billion.