UC freshman applications shatter records, with gains among all racial groups
The University of California received more than 171,000 freshman applications for fall 2017, marking a new record with gains across all racial and ethnic … Read more
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Introducing: LA’s first education news site in Spanish
LA School Report, in partnership with The 74, two of the fastest-growing education news sites, are expanding their coverage in Los Angeles with the launch … Read more
Schools Can Become Healthier Quickly; Roosevelt Did
Cupcakes. Every single day during Paula Reynolds’ first few weeks as a physical education teacher at Theodore Roosevelt Elementary School in Indio, California, she … Read more
A nonprofit that favors school choice offers help to Los Angeles Unified parents
Jaqueline Chamol was looking at test scores online and was unimpressed by Gardena High, her son’s neighborhood school, but she wasn’t sure where to turn … Read more
Locol’s Recipe for Nourishing Communities
From living in cars to UC Davis — one student’s journey
The first car he slept in, when he was 6, was his mother’s white Cadillac, parked in South Los Angeles. Angel Macias, legs crossed, dozed upright in … Read more
College Track: Providing Hope and Opportunity, One Student at a Time
This year College Track celebrates 18 years of partnering with students from underserved communities to graduate from high school and college. Here's what founder, … Read more
Granada Hills Charter wins state academic decathlon
Granada Hills Charter High School, the defending national champion in the academic decathlon, continued its march toward another title Sunday with a victory in … Read more
The next frontier for school safety: The cafeteria
About 100 school administrators across Los Angeles County gathered to learn about school safety on Monday. About the same time, authorities said a 14-year-old … Read more
Jackie Robinson’s number 42 lives on at UCLA
A monument to Jackie Robinson, one of UCLA’s most celebrated alumni and the first player to break the color barrier in Major League Baseball, … Read more
Students tell us what really needs to change at their schools
Now that there’s a new woman in charge of the nation’s second-largest school district, students across Los Angeles have an opportunity to shape her … Read more