These high schoolers show how 'majors' are not just for college students
Linked Learning Alliance has gathered findings from its fifth annual survey, contributing a student perspective to its career-centered high school education framework....
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That Air Jordan tent in Inglewood is going to become a permanent school event space, official says
The Jordan Brand tent went up in Inglewood for NBA All-Star Weekend earlier this year. It's going to become a permanent fixture for school district events, according to officials.(Isaiah Murtaugh / The LA Local)This story first appeared on The LA Local.The Jordan Brand tent that ...
Cal State program to go beyond the basic, providing holistic support for students
Students walk outside of King Hall at Cal State LA in 2024.(Brian Feinzimer / LAist)Ten years ago, the California State University system launched a program to address food insecurity and provide housing support after research found around 1 in 4 students was going hungry.Since i...
Want to make a documentary film? This local community college is making it more accessible
Glendale Community College students can now learn about documentary filmmaking in Baja California. A study abroad option in Japan is currently in the works. (Jerry Henry / Courtesy Jerry Henry)Joel Ruano was raised by his grandparents in Lamont, a community made up of about 14,00...
Family members identify 15-year-old boy killed in El Monte stabbing
Family members identified the teenager who was killed in a stabbing that also wounded two others in El Monte earlier this week. They told NBC Los Angeles on Sunday that 15-year-old Aziel Zacapala was a promising student and athlete at Rosemead High School. The stabbing was ...
Long Beach pulls out of after-school program after decades; over 80 employees at risk of layoffs
In this file photo from 2018, parents walk their kids to Edison Elementary School on the first day of school in Long Beach.(Thomas R Cordova)The Long Beach Unified School District is looking for a new operator to handle a major after-school program following the city of Long Beac...
Pasadena school district and city clash over tree removal
Protesters gathered at John Muir High School this week to urge the school district to reevaluate their tree removal plan.(Sammy Marvin)Parents, students and arborists gathered at John Muir High School in Pasadena this week to fight plans to cut down almost 200 trees across the Pa...
LA County officials say LAUSD risks insolvency at current spending levels
The Los Angeles County Office of Education letter asks LAUSD to revise the recently adopted budget by mid-August. (Mariana Dale / LAist)L.A. County education officials have warned Los Angeles Unified leaders that the district is at risk of financial insolvency — and the loss of l...
Trump administration seeks to limit federal funding that doesn't 'advance' presidential policies
Proposed in late May, the rule would give political appointees unprecedented control over federal grants for research, education and infrastructure.
In bed 23 at Adelanto ICE detention center, a terrified son misses his mom
Wilber Urbina Garcia was detained by ICE a day after his high school graduation. He spent the next 16 days in detention, anxious over his future in the country and his mother's well-being....
LAUSD faces potential insolvency as officials warn district could run out of money within year
The Los Angeles Unified School District could run out of money within about a year and is showing severe signs of financial distress, according to county education authorities....
Newsom highlights major education investments as CA budget increases funding for schools statewide
California's newly signed state budget includes major investments in public education.
Newsom’s final budget sends more than $1 billion to University of California, Cal State
Students walk on campus at Cal State Long Beach.(Brian Feinzimer / LAist)California’s public colleges and universities emerged as winners in the latest state budget after lawmakers sent them hundreds of millions of dollars in new public spending. However, that largesse was temper...
Piano Vibes makes music lessons accessible to all
A music school at Project Row Houses is striking a chord in the community through free and reduced-cost lessons.
NorCal school district scrambles to keep team name after state bans racist mascots
The Marysville Joint Unified School District is seeking support of local tribal support to keep its 'Indians' mascot. So far, tribal groups are staying out of the fight....
The longest ever state school takeover is ending as Inglewood steps toward local control
The countdown begins for Inglewood to regain control of local public schools after California's longest-ever takeover — first by the state, then by the county....
Flight school pilot jumps to his death midair, leaving student to land plane
A pilot jumped out of the door of a moving plane to his death, leaving the student he was teaching to fly to land the aircraft by herself.
Under a new federal rule, colleges must leave grads better off or lose financial aid
(Tara Anand for NPR) This month, the U.S. Department of Education began rolling out a new accountability test that most colleges and universities will soon have to pass. The test itself is simple: If an undergraduate program's graduates don't earn more than workers who never wen...
‘This is just Rosebud’: A displaced Altadena school holds biggest fundraiser yet to rebuild
Shawn Brown, the founder and executive director of the Pasadena Rosebud Academy, is leading plans to rebuild the charter school.(Josie Huang / LAist)Sometimes 8-year-old London Cook can convince herself the temporary digs for her elementary school are her old campus, the place wh...
UC weighs return of SAT amid early signs of changing views and faculty pressure
Six years after dropping the SAT and ACT, the University of California is weighing a return to standardized testing following intense pressure from faculty who say incoming students lack basic math and reasoning skills....
1.5 million borrowers were promised student loan relief. A new lawsuit wants proof it happened
A new lawsuit alleges the U.S. Department of Education may not be discharging certain federal student loans as previously promised.
Memorial held for nursing student killed at Fourth of July block party in Compton
Dozens of balloons were released on the Manhattan Beach Pier Wednesday for 19-year-old Meah Bordenave-Jenkins, one of the two people killed at a Fourth of July celebration in Compton. Bordenave-Jenkins, a nursing student entering her sophomore year at the University of Nevada,...
17-year-old faces 8 charges after wild e-motorcycle chase through Ventura's Buena High
A 17-year-old faces eight charges, including two felonies, after a reckless e-motorcycle pursuit through Ventura streets and the Buena High School campus....
128 foster youth recognized by LA County for reaching high school graduation milestone
Los Angeles County honored 128 foster youth at Walt Disney Concert Hall for achieving a milestone that statistics show is often difficult to reach: graduating from high school....
Justin Bieber joins World Cup final halftime show featuring Madonna, Shakira and BTS
Justin Bieber will bring his swag to the World Cup’s star-studded, Super Bowl-style halftime show, joining fellow headliners Madonna, Shakira and BTS, FIFA announced Wednesday. Afrobeats star Burna Boy, Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel and the PS22 Chorus — a choir of elem...
Inner City Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles prepares for historic cross-country tour
What began with just nine Los Angeles students has grown into an orchestra preparing for its biggest move yet - a nationwide tour!
LAUSD's housing program offers affordable apartments to district employees
Nearly two dozens of people who work for the Los Angeles Unified School District have a rare opportunity that other Angelenos would envy: living near their workplace without breaking the bank. Thanks to the district’s workforce housing development program, some 20 LAUSD worker...
Abortion pills could come to California community college health centers
Mifepristone tablets on a table at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Iowa on July 18, 2024. A proposed California bill would require community colleges with health centers to provide access to abortion pills. (Charlie Neibergall / AP Photo)Community college students in California co...
LA receives $10.1 million from Bezos Earth Fund for Watts Towers park
Los Angeles will receive a $10.1 million grant from the Bezos Earth Fund for development of a five-acre park and arts and culture campus at the site of the Watts Towers, the organization announced....
Activist, nursing student shot, killed in Compton
Eric Washington, a former aide to California State Assembly Member Mike Gibson, and nursing student Meah Jenkins were shot and killed at a July 4 block party in Compton....
Peacemaker slain in Fourth of July shooting: 'Bravery cost him his own life'
Three people were killed in separate shootings in Compton, including a former aide for a California lawmaker and a university student.
California could start testing kindergarteners in math
Numbers are everywhere in kindergarten, but are all students learning the math concepts?(Connecticut Public Broadcasting / Getty Images)California could begin testing students as early as kindergarten in math.Proponents of Senate Bill 1067, including state Sen. Akilah Weber Piers...
Who killed 4-year-old Salvador Esparza in Altadena a decade ago?
It’s been a decade since 4-year-old Salvador “Baby Chavita” Esparza III was shot and killed while hanging out on the porch of family friends’ home in Altadena on July 5, 2016. As the killing of the preschooler shocked the community, Los Angeles County increased the reward mult...
New federal caps on graduate school loans send students and colleges scrambling
New federal caps sharply restrict graduate school student loans. Learn how the strict limits impact tuition, college costs and low-income students.
New federal caps on graduate school loans send students and colleges scrambling - Los Angeles Times
New f...
Who is the 'redhead named Abigail,' Taylor Swift's high school BFF?
Abigail Anderson Berard, Swift's longtime close friend, was spotted leaving the Ritz-Carlton in New York City, likely heading to Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding....
Top science research jobs lack diversity. A California college program aims to curb that
Tré Willingham, 31, works inside a lab in Rowland Hall at UC Irvine on June 15, 2026. Willingham is pursuing his doctorate in applied physics.(Ariana Drehsler / CalMatters)For Tré Willingham, pursuing a doctorate degree at UC Irvine has felt isolating at times. Often the only Bl...
Playa Baby is quietly serving some of OC's best fish tacos — from a Walmart parking lot
Fish and shrimp tacos from Playa Baby, the Westminster-based truck.Just off the Beach Boulevard exit of the 22 Freeway in Westminster, you'll find a Walmart Supercenter. Make your way through the busy parking lot, and you'll spot a retired school bus parked near the entrance, pai...
Federal civil rights data holds schools accountable. Under Trump, it's 6 months late
(Win McNamee / Getty Images) For more than 50 years, the Education Department has revealed a host of realities about how students are being treated in every public school across America: which kids are being bullied, which ones are being harassed and which students can access the...
These Los Angeles college students use public transit to save money. See what it’s really like
Victoria Imo rides the Metro E Line to University of Southern California for part of her commute.(Martin Romero / CalMatters)For many Los Angeles college students, public transit is often the cheapest and sometimes the only way to get to campus as gas and other costs rise. But u...
Former Dodger Joe Kelly hired as pitching coach at Corona High School, his alma mater
Corona High School's baseball team is getting a new coach with a very familiar face -- former Dodgers reliever Joe Kelly.
New California laws in effect July 1, 2026
A sweeping slate of new California state laws is in effect July 1, introducing strict regulations across public education, food safety, consumer technology, and transportation....
New York elementary school music teacher charged in disturbing murder of sister-in-law
An elementary school music teacher allegedly strangled his sister-in-law to death in a home where they had separate apartments.
CA gas tax increase, change to food labels and more. Here are the new laws now in effect
A slate of new state and federal laws took effect Wednesday, including an increase in California's gas tax and other laws that impact how you repay student loans and the way your groceries are labeled....
Ask A Local: where to eat in Glendale
Papillon Bakery's ponchiks, akin to a beignet.Growing up in Los Angeles, I spent plenty of time sitting in traffic and driving across town. I remember taking the 60 to the 10 from Walnut to Mid-Wilshire for elementary school and, later, when I lived in Burbank, spending weekends ...
What literature belongs in today’s classroom? 5 L.A. high school teachers weigh in - Los Angeles Times
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He thought old-school Hollywood silent films were missing one thing — Minions - Los Angeles Times
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Transgender athletes still protected in California, Supreme Court rules
Transgender player AB Hernandez of Jurupa Valley hits the ball during a girls high school volleyball match against Norte Vista at Norte Vista High School in Riverside on Oct. 16, 2025.(Kirby Lee / Getty Images)California can continue its long-held policy of allowing transgender s...
Man gets 24 years to life in prison for El Sereno stabbings that left teen dead, another person hurt
A man was sentenced to 24 years to life in state prison in connection with two stabbings in 2023, including the killing of a high school student.
California may soon test children on math as early as kindergarten in effort to curb dismal scores
A bill moving through the California Legislature would test students as early as kindergarten on math. It's part of an effort to curb troubling math scores and mirrors a literacy assessment already underway....
Teachers say they’re being bitten, headbutted and bruised while trying to manage classrooms
Lisa Just looks out the back window of her Torrance home. She used to teach in the Long Beach Unified School District.(Thomas R. Cordova / Long Beach Post)After more than a decade teaching in special education settings, Lisa Just was well-practiced at managing her Carver Elementa...
Adolf Hitler baby photo in Paramus, New Jersey East Brook Middle School yearbook sparks investigation
An Adolf Hitler baby photo in a Paramus, New Jersey East Brook Middle School yearbook sparked an investigation.
California school libraries blindsided by ‘catastrophic’ budget cut
Students in a sixth-grade class read at Stege Elementary School in Richmond, on Feb. 6, 2023.(Shelby Knowles / CalMatters)California librarians were stunned when a last-minute budget change stripped K-12 schools of a trove of research materials, potentially leaving thousands of s...
Nursing gains 'professional' label for student loans after judge's ruling
Students pursuing graduate degrees in nursing, physical therapy and several other fields will now be eligible for higher student loan limits
Supreme Court upholds bans on transgender athletes participating in women and girls' sports
The U.S. Supreme Court(Andrew Harnik / Getty Images) The Supreme Court once again leaped into the culture wars on Tuesday, ruling that states may ban transgender girls from participating in sports at publicly funded schools. Justice Brett Kavanaugh, who has long coached his daug...
Supreme Court upholds state laws banning transgender girls, women from athletic teams
The Supreme Court of the United States issued a ruling Tuesday upholding state laws banning transgender girls and women from school athletic teams.
Supreme Court upholds state laws banning transgender girls and women from school athletics
The United States Supreme Court released its opinion Tuesday on upholding state laws banning transgender athletes from female sports teams, handing a major victory to supporters of laws they say protect fairness in women’s athletics....
Major student loan changes take effect July 1: What to know
A major shakeup to the federal student loan system affecting millions of borrowers will take effect July 1.
Man sentenced for killing 17-year-old honor student in El Sereno
A man was sentenced to 24 years to life in state prison for fatally stabbing a 17-year-old honor student in El Sereno in 2023 and attacking another man in downtown Los Angeles, the LA County DA’s Office confirmed to NBC Los Angeles Tuesday. David Anthony Zapata, now 35, plead...
In historic first, 8 California incarcerated students earn forestry degrees
For the first time in state history, eight incarcerated students have earned an Associate of Science degree in forestry, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation announced....
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