Los Angeles Unified School District

The Los Angeles Unified School District ( the "LAUSD") is the largest (in terms of number of students) public school system in California and the second-largest in the United States. As of 2005 it serves over 710,000 students. The current superintendent is former Colorado governor and Democratic Party chairman Roy Romer.

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Public school - California - United States - As of 2005 - Colorado - Governor - Democratic Party - Roy Romer

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The Los Angeles Unified School District serves Los Angeles and all or portions of several adjoining California cities. The LAUSD is so large that it has its own police department. The Los Angeles School Police Department was established in 1948 to create a safe and tranquil environment for the students, teachers and staff.

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Los Angeles - School District - Los Angeles School Police Department - 1948

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The LAUSD has a local reputation for extremely overcrowded schools and poor maintenance. However, a significant number of the schools do not exhibit such conditions and the LAUSD has renovated some schools in recent years.

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A recent attempt at reform led to the creation of 11 minidistricts with decentralized management. Due to the cost of this additional bureaucracy, Superintendent Romer called for merging the minidistricts to cut overhead. United Teachers Los Angeles, the union representing teachers, supported the plan to cut the number of minidistricts. In 2004, the number of minidistricts was reduced to eight.

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Every LAUSD household or residential area is zoned to an elementary school, a middle school, and a high school.

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