Category: Education
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Libraries are enjoying a renaissance in usage Libraries are enjoying a renaissance in usage
Education February 20, 2024

Libraries are enjoying a renaissance in usage

Public libraries have morphed into all-purpose community centers amid soaring demand for ... more

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Legal fight over student debt a prelude to political battle Legal fight over student debt a prelude to political battle
Education March 2, 2023

Legal fight over student debt a prelude to political battle

Facing the possibility that the Supreme Court will reject President Joe Biden’s ... more

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LAUSD opens free clothing boutiques for students in need LAUSD opens free clothing boutiques for students in need
Education September 25, 2024

LAUSD opens free clothing boutiques for students in need

The boutiques are part of the district’s approach to addressing chronic absenteeism ... more

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LAUSD cellphone ban start date pushed back to February 2025. Here’s how it’ll work LAUSD cellphone ban start date pushed back to February 2025. Here’s how it’ll work
Education November 18, 2024

LAUSD cellphone ban start date pushed back to February 2025. Here’s how it’ll work

The Los Angeles Unified School District's cellphone ban will go into effect ... more

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Latino students educational future at risk after the pandemic Latino students educational future at risk after the pandemic
Education September 10, 2022

Latino students educational future at risk after the pandemic

They were already behind average standards before the pandemic. And during lockdown, ... more

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Latino Kids Most Likely to Have Vision Problems; ‘Vision To Learn’ Addresses This Issue Latino Kids Most Likely to Have Vision Problems; ‘Vision To Learn’ Addresses This Issue
Education September 30, 2023

Latino Kids Most Likely to Have Vision Problems; ‘Vision To Learn’ Addresses This Issue

In a famous Brazilian movie called "Elite Squad," a boy from the ... more

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Latino graduation gap widens with white and non-Hispanic students Latino graduation gap widens with white and non-Hispanic students
Education July 25, 2023

Latino graduation gap widens with white and non-Hispanic students

A new report shows that, across the U.S., the gap between Latino ... more

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LA’s Low-Income & Special Ed Students Face Uncertain Future if Trump’s Education Cuts Move Forward LA’s Low-Income & Special Ed Students Face Uncertain Future if Trump’s Education Cuts Move Forward
Education March 11, 2025

LA’s Low-Income & Special Ed Students Face Uncertain Future if Trump’s Education Cuts Move Forward

The Trump administration has proposed either drastically cutting funding for or completely ... more

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Kids in LAUSD: Burden with the Pandemic, Epic Mental Health, Underperformance in Reading and Math Kids in LAUSD: Burden with the Pandemic, Epic Mental Health, Underperformance in Reading and Math
Education June 26, 2023

Kids in LAUSD: Burden with the Pandemic, Epic Mental Health, Underperformance in Reading and Math

Why Should Latinos Care? Latinos represent the majority of students in LAUSD. The ... more

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Key student loan protection ends Sept. 30, here’s what borrowers should know Key student loan protection ends Sept. 30, here’s what borrowers should know
Education September 19, 2024

Key student loan protection ends Sept. 30, here’s what borrowers should know

A temporary student loan grace period protecting borrowers with missed or late ... more

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Judge gives final approval to settlement forgiving $6 billion in student loans Judge gives final approval to settlement forgiving  billion in student loans
Education November 18, 2022

Judge gives final approval to settlement forgiving $6 billion in student loans

Over 200,000 federal student loan borrowers included in a class action lawsuit ... more

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Issues of race, sexuality and gender identity affect student learning Issues of race, sexuality and gender identity affect student learning
Education December 1, 2022

Issues of race, sexuality and gender identity affect student learning

Researchers at UCLA and UC Riverside released a nationally representative survey of ... more

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Is LAUSD prepared for new school year?  Is LAUSD prepared for new school year? 
Education August 14, 2023

Is LAUSD prepared for new school year? 

The second largest school district in the country is preparing to welcome ... more

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How to Increase Student Use of CalFresh How to Increase Student Use of CalFresh
Education January 30, 2025

How to Increase Student Use of CalFresh

Improving CalFresh Access Recommendations In addition to their report, the researchers produced fact ... more

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Fully bilingual? Get a brain implant Fully bilingual? Get a brain implant
Education May 29, 2024

Fully bilingual? Get a brain implant

Scientists at the University of California, San Francisco have developed a bilingual ... more

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Feds pull CSUB humanities grant funding for educational program on valley migration, farm labor Feds pull CSUB humanities grant funding for educational program on valley migration, farm labor
Education April 10, 2025

Feds pull CSUB humanities grant funding for educational program on valley migration, farm labor

The Trump administration has terminated a nearly $190,000 federal grant to Cal ... more

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Federal Student Loan Repayments Resume, Ending Pause Hurts Millions Federal Student Loan Repayments Resume, Ending Pause Hurts Millions
Education May 31, 2023

Federal Student Loan Repayments Resume, Ending Pause Hurts Millions

For millions of Americans with federal student loan debt, the payment holiday ... more

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February: Start of The Cellphone Ban in LAUSD Schools. February: Start of The Cellphone Ban in LAUSD Schools.
Education January 7, 2025

February: Start of The Cellphone Ban in LAUSD Schools.

Another notable change for the spring semester is LAUSD schools cellphone ban, ... more