L.A. Times - Education

I feel compelled to confess. That belly dancer in my 9th grade history class in 1982 at my L.A. magnet? I hired her. My bad.

UAW 4811, which represents 48,000 academic workers in the UC system, said its members would go on strike at UC Irvine, UC San Diego and UC Santa Barbara the first week of June.

The lack of testing sites in the Bay Area means some students will miss out on admission and scholarship opportunities to colleges and programs that require test scores.

The unique demands made by UC academic workers union have labor experts debating over how the widely-watched strike could come to an end and likely set lasting precedents.

Most Asian Americans think it's fair to consider SAT scores — but not race or ethnicity — in college admission, according to a study that comes as several universities have restored standardized testing requirements for first-year applicants.

Supporters of the measure said that schools were infringing on "parental rights" by supporting students' gender identity.

Workers at UCLA and UC Davis are poised to strike beginning Tuesday over allegations their rights were violated by UC's actions against pro-Palestinian protests.

The Dodgers' Teacher Appreciation Day event here in L.A. is a lovely gesture. My wife, a teacher, was too busy to attend. There's a lesson there.

LAUSD has made transitional kindergarten testing optional after months of complaints from teachers and parents, who say it's inappropriate for preschool-age kids.

UC officials claim the strike was illegal because of a no-strike clause, but the state labor board says that isn't enough to order a stop to the walkout.

UCLA chancellor Gene Block was interrogated by a congressional committee Thursday for his handling of a Palestinian solidarity encampment. Republicans and some Democrats used the hearing as a chance to score political points.

Pro-Palestinian protesters launched a new encampment on the UCLA campus, students confirmed to The Times on Thursday.

Republicans investigate how pro-Palestinian protests and an encampment on campus were handled after videos show some activists preventing passage of students deemed to be Zionist.

The legislation is the latest attempt by Democrats to crack down on policies that require educators to notify parents whose children use a different gender at school.

UCLA Police Chief John Thomas has been reassigned after facing sharp criticism for security failures that led to violence at pro-Palestinian protests.