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Members of a clean-up crew dismantle tents located on the Veterans Row homeless encampment along San Vicente Blvd just outside the West Los Angeles Veterans Affairs campus. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) An appeals court issued a ruling Friday that strikes down a ...
The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday upheld a federal judge's order requiring the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to build 2,550 units of housing on its West Los Angeles campus. A three-judge panel rejected the VA's request to have its appeal heard by the full 9th ...
A classroom at Carson Street Elementary. (Mariana Dale / LAist) Lawmakers and the governor on Monday failed to extend a state grant program that helped schools upgrade their air conditioner systems, a decision that will allow utilities that funded the program to claw back funds f...
Annual U.S. cancer deaths tied to alcohol consumption more than doubled over a three-decade period, according to a recent study led by researchers at the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine....
Twenty five years after the Sept. 11 attacks, most students and some teachers have no living memory of the day. From UCLA lecture halls to LAUSD schools, educators and families rethink how to teach 9/11 history to a new generation....
Twenty-four housing units costing $1.25 million each are included in the rehab of a historic building on the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs West Los Angeles disappointing veteran advocates who hoped the space would be used as a gathering place for veterans on and off the cam...
Most Torrance Unified schools do not have air conditioning amid record heat and high humidity. Parents may pick up their children early without being penalized for attendance....
Scholarship Prep believes student success starts with supporting the whole child.
Students of Emma E. Booker Elementary School in 2001 remember watching President George W. Bush react to 9/11.
Where many people might see a plant-eating bug with light yellow coloration and a splash of red accents, UC Riverside student Sarah Schroeder sees, in a way, Taylor Swift....
Investigators said Julie Hanway Molina, the former treasurer, used money for the nonprofit to pay her mortgage and credit card bills.
Aliso Niguel High School football booster treasurer Julie Hanway Molina faces federal wire fraud charges for allegedly stealing over $400,000.
Home video captured a Chicago mother being shot multiple times in front of her daughter before school on Sept. 3.
Investigators said Julie Hanway Molina, the former treasurer, used the money to pay her mortgage and credit card bills.
A Justice Department investigation accuses UC Berkeley Law of illegally using race in admissions. Berkeley denies the findings, citing compliance with state and federal law....
Project Search, a partnership program by LAUSD and Kaiser Permanente, gives young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities career help.
(Jane Meredith Adams / EdSource) California’s mandate requiring later start times for middle and high schools is already yielding results, with students sleeping more, reporting better mental health and scoring higher math and English scores, according to a new study. The new wor...
Scholarship Prep South Bay in Wilmington has worked to eliminate chronic absenteeism among homeless students through wrap-around care, trauma-informed support and family trust....
Americans’ satisfaction with the quality of K-12 education in the country has hit a low point, driven by a growing political divide and concerns that schools are not preparing children for college and future jobs. Just 32% of American adults say they are “completely” or “somewhat...
A West Virginia high school principal was suspended after officials found recording devices in multiple female locker rooms and a dance team dressing area....
(Win McNamee / Getty Images) A massive trove of data about the civil rights of American students was quietly published on the U.S. Education Department's website this week. The Civil Rights Data Collection includes information about which groups of students are being bullied, whi...
Students walk through the MiraCosta College campus in Oceanside on Sept. 26, 2024. (Adriana Heldiz / CalMatters) California’s community colleges have been trying for several years to offer more bachelor's degrees. This year, they put their hopes in two sweeping bills designed to ...
The L.A. Community College District canceled a bidding process to build student housing after a developer alleged irregularities. The district said officials acted appropriately....
Students at St. Aloysius Gonzaga School are building confidence and curiosity through reading.
The SEC sued LSU, alleging the university is violating the league's First Amendment right of expressive association by ignoring SEC rules that prohibit signing and playing former NFL players....
Third grade students participate in an art class at San Pasqual Valley Unified School District at Winterhaven in Imperial County on Dec. 12, 2023. (Kristian Carreon / CalMatters) A bill to clarify how schools should spend California’s $1 billion annual investment in arts educatio...
Members of the Inglewood Teachers Association rally at the Inglewood Unified School District headquarters on May 6, 2026. (J.W. Hendricks / For The LA Local) This story first appeared on The LA Local . Teachers in Inglewood are not happy with a new bond measure that will allocate...
New York City Public Schools is banning more than half a million students from using artificial intelligence for the 2026-2027 academic year.
A federal judge threw out a U.S. Justice Department lawsuit challenging California school policies that allow transgender athletes to compete in girls' sports....
Students sit around a fountain on the campus of San José State University on Feb. 18, 2025. Computer science, nursing and electrical engineering are among the most lucrative fields of study for recent California undergraduates, who on average earn well over $100,000 four years a...
A 20-year-old Haitian who had just graduated high school and had recently lost temporary protected status died by suicide on Monday, according to an advocacy group....
Karina Valencia, nutrition services worker at Valley High School in Santa Ana, rolls a fresh batch of cinnamon rolls for the week. (Destiny Torres / LAist) Nutrition services workers file into the kitchen at Valley High School in Santa Ana from as early as 6 a.m. to start preppin...
Federal officials said the targeted schools were connected to more than 5,000 drivers who had failed English proficiency tests.
UCLA PhD student Dylan Kupsh, who was a pro-Palestinian campus protester, is suing UC over its student discipline process. The lawsuit alleges viewpoint discrimination and due process violations. UCLA said it will respond to the suit in court....
The presidential aide spent much of her early life in Southern California, where she was home-schooled and attended a mega-church on Sundays, her brother said....
The Broad and L.A. artist Lauren Halsey forge partnership to offer South L.A. students free art field trips, community workshops and museum tours.
A new plaque at Avengers Campus commemorates Marvel legend Jack Kirby and the characters and worlds he helped bring to life.
A general view of the California State Capitol building, Sunday, Jan. 24, 2021, in Sacramento, Calif. (Kirby Lee / AP) State lawmakers have reached a deal that would provide school districts some relief from the costs of childhood sexual abuse lawsuits filed after a 2020 law allo...
The victims were transported to local hospitals with stab wounds and are all in stable condition, authorities said. Their families have been notified, according to the Socorro ISD....
Woodland Hills residents are opposing a proposed 71-unit senior living facility at a home near Taft High School.
A lockdown at Los Angeles High School was lifted Thursday morning after authorities investigated a phone threat at the campus. Details about the nature of the threat from an unidentified caller were not immediately available. The school in the Mid-Wilshire area was locked down at...
USC, UCLA and UC Santa Barbara are launching new undergraduate majors and programs in AI and digital humanities to prepare students for high-demand tech careers....
Teens are back to school and getting behind the wheel, which means parents may be on the market for their child's first car. Consumer Reports released its latest rankings of the safest used cars for teen drivers....
Two explosive devices were recovered from an Orcutt boy's home Saturday, and officials said a "potential school threat" had been thwarted.
Hundreds of Oxnard students had to relocate after Ramona Elementary closed over potential mold concerns.
Convicted quadruple murderer Bryan Kohberger, who admitted to stabbing four University of Idaho students a year before he proclaimed his innocence and asked to withdraw his guilty plea, has been granted two days in court next year as part of his petition for post-conviction relie...
Nearly 300,000 California K-12 students experienced homelessness in the 2024-25 school year, according to research from UCLA’s Center for the Transformation of Schools. (Olivia Hughes / LAist) Nearly 300,000 California K-12 students experienced homelessness in the 2024-25 school ...
Campbell Hall has reached a confidential settlement with the woman who alleges ex-Lakers guard Byron Scott sexually assaulted her on campus in 1987. Scott's trial looms....
