L.A. Times - Education

The arrival of the Trump administration signals the end of efforts by the Biden administration's Education Department to lighten student borrowers' debt burden.

UCLA failed to stem a violent protest melee last spring, as a "highly chaotic" decision-making process, lack of communication between administrators and police and a shortage of campus safety personnel led to institutional paralysis, according to a University of California independent review.

The money public schools spend on battles over book bans, LBGTQ+ rights or teaching about race could be better spent on healthy meals or STEM and arts programs.

The University of California wants to enroll nearly 3,600 more California students in 2025-26 but may struggle to pay for it. The state has indicated it would cut higher education funding as it grapples with a significant budget deficit, potentially opening a UC budget shortfall of $500 million.

LAUSD says its student cellphone ban will start Feb. 18. Schools will decide how to restrict phones, from telling students to put them in backpacks to using magnetically sealed pouches.

I loved my Los Angeles teaching job. But caring for a special needs child made navigating the long, inflexible hours nearly impossible.

LAUSD planned to change the admission policy for honors programs at elite schools, sparking debate over equitable access to programs for gifted students.

Folt will retire in July after cleaning up scandals and expanding student access but drawing dissatisfaction over her handling of pro-Palestinian protests.

The number 47 has special meaning to Pomona College students and graduates. Now it will mean something completely different to the rest of the country.

Trump's presidential term could bring sweeping changes to financial aid, impact UC research funding and eliminate protections for LGBTQ+ and undocumented students.

Proposition 2 is a bond to provide $10 billion in funding for repairs and upgrades at thousands of schools across California.

The 12 candidates in the L.A. Community College District Board of Trustees election ran for four seats. Incumbents are leading.

The outcome of L.A. school board races could dramatically shift policy in the nation's second-largest school system. Redistricting reform seems likely to pass.

Here's how California voted on statewide measures in the 2024 election, including Proposition 36 on retail theft and fentanyl.

In Los Angeles and beyond, research has shown that grades are generally going up even though test scores and other measures of actual learning are not.