Beutner was the right man for a period of crisis, said school board members Nick Melvoin and Jackie Goldberg. Others say more progress was possible and point to Beutner’s lack of a strategic plan.

Beutner’s role in endangering teachers and students during the COVID-19 pandemic is also well documented. As superintendent, he rushed to reopen schools despite the emergence of new variants and ...

Austin Beutner, superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District, delivers a speech in the library of the Robert F. Kennedy Community Schools campus in Koreatown on Thurs., Sept. 13, 2018.

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- After three years in the position, Los Angeles Unified Superintendent Austin Beutner plans to step down when his contract expires on June 30, he announced Wednesday.

LAUSD is the largest school district in California and was among the first to comply with state standards and get approved for reopening by L.A. Public Health. Beutner was at the forefront of ...

Austin Beutner, who turned down a contract extension, was both praised and criticized for how he managed the nation’s second-largest public school system through a series of crises. By Shawn Hubler ...

However, one of the greatest tests for Beutner came when COVID-19 brought the world to a screeching halt. His quick decision to close school campuses on March 13, 2020, saved lives.

Teachers need COVID-19 vaccine before L.A. schools can reopen, Beutner says Supt. Austin Beutner tours one of the LAUSD’s Grab & Go food centers at San Fernando Senior High School last April.

Beutner received an exclusive look at Van Nuys’ automotive program, where teacher Joe Agruso proudly exhibited both his students and curriculum. Taking great pride in their various extracurricular ...

Beutner had, by that point, served on LAUSD’s Advisory Task Force, a group made up of civic, education, labor and business leaders that provided recommendations to the district.

LAUSD Superintendent Austin Beutner toured nine schools in the district on Aug. 20 to witness the first day of classes and to better understand the concerns of teachers, parents and students and ...