Board Member Nick Melvoin

Happy Week! And thank you to KTLA for highlighting one of our amazing, award-winning BD4 teachers—Monika Heidi Duque of Rosewood Avenue Elementary School!

School Spirit Spotlight: Celebrating Teacher Appreciation Week In honor of Teacher Appreciation Week, KTLA’s Megan Telles brought the School Spirit Spotlight straight into the classroom celebrating multiple top educators across California. From Mira Costa High School in Manhattan Beach to Rosewood STEM Magnet and Bradoaks Elementary Science Academy, we’re h...

I was proud to bring a resolution recognizing May as Jewish American Heritage Month in Los Angeles Unified—an opportunity to affirm our commitment to the safety and belonging of Jewish students, staff, and families, celebrate the contributions of Jewish Americans, and deepen understanding through education. Especially in a time of rising antisemitism, we must be clear: there is no place for hate in our schools.

Now, Los Angeles school board members like Nick Melvoin are pushing for increased tech oversight in schools. In 2024, he championed a board resolution that barred student cellphone use during school. This year, after working with Schools Beyond Screens, Mr. Melvoin introduced the recent resolution curbing school technology.

In addition to new screen time limits for each grade, the policy will require elementary and middle schools to prohibit student device use during lunch and recess. The district must also compile a report on all current school technology contracts.

“I think of it as a recalibration, a policy that tries to strike the right balance for our kids,” Mr. Melvoin said in an interview.

In Backlash Against Tech in Schools, Parents Are Winning Rollbacks From Salt Lake City to New York City, parents are demanding more sway over the digital tools that schools give children.

In 1998, Italy’s Supreme Court overturned a r**e conviction, claiming the survivor's tight jeans implied consent. In protest, women in Parliament wore jeans, sparking the international movement now known as Denim Day. Today, we wear denim to stand with survivors and fight back against victim blaming.

Happy ! With the impacts of the climate crisis intensifying, Los Angeles Unified will continue to double down on our responsibility to educate, empower, and invest in a more sustainable future for our school communities. 🌎🌳♻️

Today’s story in the covering my resolution to limit screen time in our classrooms—the Board will vote today on this proposal, which calls for a much-needed recalibration of student technology use and developmentally appropriate guardrails for all grade levels. Our goal is to find the right balance between classroom technology and the kind of instruction and interaction our kids need to thrive.

Ms. Tabares represented Sherman Oaks CES at the Magnet Schools of America National Conference to receive our MSA School of Excellence Award. We are so proud of our school community who worked so hard to achieve this.

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-04-21/lausd-affordable-child-care-infants-preschool

LAUSD seeks to expand affordable child care by using spare classrooms, shuttered centers LAUSD might expand affordable child care for infants and preschoolers. Besides providing relief for families, the move could also help stem enrollment declines.