Education

Free People Read Freely

With dramatic drops in reading scores following the pandemic, especially for low-performing students, young people depend more than ever on…

1 year ago

Governors Briefs: State Converts Nearly 1,000 Schools Into Community Schools, Launches Map to Track Clean California Initiatives

Community schools partner with education, county, and nonprofit entities to provide integrated health, mental health, and social services alongside high-quality,…

1 year ago

Why Do Republicans Oppose Joe Biden’s Efforts to Cancel Student Debt?

Republican policies of starving education and cranking up student debt have made US banks a lot of money, but they’ve…

1 year ago

Young Essay Contest Winners give Props to Carson’s Civic Amenities

Students also agree that the cultural diversity and friendly people in Carson are aspects that make them not only like…

1 year ago

Ed-Tech’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Deficit: The Galactic Gulf Between Rhetoric and Action

While the anti-DEI efforts have received much media coverage, little attention has been paid to how educational technologies (ed-tech) undermine…

1 year ago

NewFilmmakers LA Announces Mentorship Program, Spots Still Open

Participants will be paired with a production mentor during their time on set and will learn about directing, cinematography, lighting,…

1 year ago

LA County Launches Two-Year Assistant Teacher Apprenticeship Program Providing Free Education and Training

With over 725,000 children under 5 years old in LA County, licensed centers and family child care homes have the…

1 year ago

LA County Board Backs Sen. Roth’s More Pathways to Nursing Legislation

By operating within the existing ADN program authorization, the program will not require additional supervised clinical placements and is intended…

2 years ago

Hunter’s Library at Men’s Central Jail: A Legacy that Will Live on for the Benefit of All

The goal of the program is to provide reading material to incarcerated individuals and lower the recidivism rate as an…

2 years ago

EPA invites applications to serve on advisory council for Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority Serving Institutions

The HBCU-MSI AC furthers the work being done at EPA and across the administration to ensure all persons receive equal…

2 years ago