LAUSD gets better grades

Los Angeles Unified officials released the district's second annual school report cards Wednesday, giving parents of 617,000 students access to detailed information about their children's schools, ranging from test scores to teacher attendance. Connie Llanos in the Daily News.

For many parents, the report cards will convey good news. LAUSD schools on average showed gains in English and math proficiency and high-school graduation rates in 2008-09.

San Fernando Valley schools continued to lead the way in many key academic indicators. For example, elementary schools in the West Valley's Local District1 earned the district's highest overall proficiency rates in English (55 percent) and math (67 percent).