Amid coronavirus, California e...
About 70,000 computers — and internet hot spots — will go to schools and students starting this week, Newsom said as private donors,...
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USC admissions got easier amid...
USC admission rates rose significantly for fall 2020 as the coronavirus outbreak deepens uncertainty over students’ college...
read moreMany California schools back P...
California’s largest school district has not taken an official position on a bond measure that would raise billions of dollars for...
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As the waiting period for college admission decisions begins, Lynwood students celebrate 381 instant admissions and millions in...
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Tackling a statewide shortage of teachers was front and center in California’s Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed budget Gov....
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Studying really hard can earn you high grades, but it might not do much for you on the SAT. Colleges need to know who is both smart...
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You can’t swap advanced math classes for courses on data science and expect high schoolers to have the same opportunities...
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At least nine schools accepted gifts in 2018 or later, when states and counties began efforts to hold the Sackler family accountable...
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By Vikash Reddy – The California State University is considering a requirement that high school seniors applying to the Cal...
read moreCalifornia ethnic studies must...
The Jewish experience in America, including teachings about anti-Semitism, must be included in California’s new ethnic studies...
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California’s proposed new ethnic studies curriculum is an impenetrable melange of academic jargon and PC bromides. In a state...
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Mayor Eric Garcetti, L.A. schools Supt. Austin Beutner and other high-profile backers of a property tax to benefit public schools...
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When Bruno Youn was 3 years old, his mother noticed something was off about her firstborn son. He could parrot what he heard. He...
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The Los Angeles school district has focused in recent years on boosting high-school graduation rates and sending more students to...
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The warning signs appeared soon after Denise Kawamoto accepted a job at Today’s Fresh Start Charter School in South Los Angeles....
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On the mantel in a South Los Angeles home, the lovingly arranged keepsakes reflect a family’s pride. Damion Lester Jr. smiles broadly...
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Steve Lopez – Stanford was out of the question for me. My grades were borderline and my parents didn’t make enough money to...
read moreDalai Lama: We need an educati...
By Tenzin Gyatso the 14th Dalai Lama – When the president of the United States says “America first,” he is making his voters...
read moreL.A. teachers union rallies su...
By Howard Blume – In its 69 pages of demands to the school district, the union representing Los Angeles teachers barely touches...
read moreL.A. teachers set to strike Ja...
A labor agreement is not the only thing dividing the Los Angeles Unified School District and its teachers. One missing element...
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