UCLA Study Underscores Impact of Comprehensive School Counseling
Research by the Center for the Transformation of Schools finds measurable improvements in school climate and student wellbeing in Livingston […]
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Eaton Fire Disrupted Education, Created Instability in Lives of Children and Youth in Foster Care, Study Shows
The 2025 Eaton Fire and its aftermath compounded existing educational challenges for children and youth involved with the child welfare system across Altadena, Pasadena and Sierra Madre, disrupting educational continuity and exacerbating instability in their lives, according to the UCLA Pritzker Center for Strengthening Children and Families.
New Research Brief Shines Light on School Cellphone Policies and Practices
UC|CSU Collaborative for Neuroscience, Diversity, and Learning & UCLA Center for the Transformation of Schools team up to support learning […]
UCLA Educational Leadership Program: A Revolutionary Stillness
New cohort of educational professionals looks forward to opportunities of learning, research, reflection, and community. Committed to promoting innovative and […]
Special Issue of Teachers College Record Examines Impact of COVID on Education
UCLA Center for the Transformation of Schools joins with scholars across the US and England to author special series exploring […]
UCLA at SAA: Community and Innovation in the Archival Fields
Groundbreaking work by UCLA IS in preserving marginalized histories takes to the stage – and the streets – during annual […]
New UCLA CRP Study Documents Widespread, Harmful Segregation in California Schools
California has had a segregated educational system since 1980: desegregation plans have been shut down, the state constitution was changed to block integration, and there has been no leadership for even voluntary integration efforts since the 1970s.
UCLA CTS Study Examines Dual Language Immersion Programs in LAUSD
Programs offer promising potential, but confront challenges of gentrification and equitable access Dual Language Immersion (DLI) programs offer a powerful […]
New UCLA Policy Brief Examines Challenges to Teacher Diversity
Efforts to recruit and retain diverse educators face increasing uncertainties. In a new policy brief, “Protecting Pathways to the Profession: […]
PACE Announces Lupita Cortez Alcalá as New Executive Director
UCLA Ed&IS research/policy partner adds new leadership at pivotal moment for education Lupita Cortez Alcalá has been appointed as the […]
UCLA CTS Named Research Partner for “GENIUS” Initiative
The partnership’s goal is to improve educational outcomes for Black youth and other underserved students in California. The UCLA Center […]
Community College Pipeline to Higher Education for CA’s Latinx Transfer Students
New research from the Center for Critical Race Studies in Education examines the need for stronger supports and partnerships to […]
UCLA Civil Rights Project Study: Increased Immigration Essential
Without a proactive immigration strategy, the U.S. risks severe labor shortages and long-term declines in productivity and economic vitality. Amid the […]
Beyond Presentations: UCLA Scholars on the Real Value of AERA 2025
More than 150 students, researchers, and faculty members at the UCLA School of Education and Information Studies will participate in […]
UCLA Ed&IS Presentations AERA 2025
A curated schedule of UCLA School of Education and Information Studies community members participating in sessions at AERA 2025. AERA […]
UCLA Pritzker Center for Strengthening Children and Families: Research, Practice, and Policy at Work
The Pritzker Center partners with experts across campus, practitioners and agencies, and local and state policymakers in support of on-the-ground change for the Los Angeles County foster care system.
The Freshman Survey: Understanding the Incoming College Students of 2024
A partnership between UCLA Ed&IS and the American Council on Education releases this year’s report on the experiences, backgrounds, and […]
REACH Network Gathers to Further Equitable and Restorative Discipline Practices
Former CA Senator Nancy Skinner to be honored for work on SB 274 The California Race, Education and Community Healing […]
UCLA CalKIDS Institute and Asset Building Clinic (ABC) Share Promising Practices for Financially Empowering CA Children
Students, educators, and practitioners learned about the CalKIDS Program and research being done at ABC to support a brighter future for all of California’s children at an event on April 18.
UCLA Pritzker Center Research Fuels New Motion by LA County Board of Supervisors
The center’s report on the shortfalls of blind removal propels countywide recognition of the importance of considering race in removal decisions impacting Black families.
New study by the UCLA Center for the Transformation of Schools Identifies Nine Rural California Counties as Teacher Education “Deserts”
Teacher Education “Deserts” Have a Profound Impact on Teacher Development, Recruitment and Retention in California’s Rural Counties
UCLA Civil Rights Project Assesses School Segregation 70 Years After Brown
“We are witnessing a multi-decade retreat from school integration”
New Study by the UCLA Pritzker Center Examines Blind Removal, Anti-Racism in LA County Child Welfare
Report shows continuing disproportionality of Black and Brown children in the system, despite decrease in referrals and removals.
New report details extensive segregation in suburban schools of largest U.S. metro areas
Study underscores the need for a renewed civil rights agenda to combat the spread of suburban school segregation