Quick Take: UCLA’s Li Cai Weighs in on NAEP & Smarter Balance Test Results
“Close to a catastrophic lack of equity in the attainment of educational achievement”
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SEIS Contributes to UCLA Initiative to Study Hate
Wasserman Dean Christina Christie and Professor Anne Gilliland are co-PIs for research on students’ exposure to hate speech online; CRESST’s Christine Ong will analyze data from schools across the nation.
UCLA IS Media Preservation Lab Restores Community-Based Collections
Professor Shawn VanCour leads state-of-the-art lab where students gain hands-on training and participate in projects to preserve community media histories.
New Survey Finds Major Barriers for Building and Sustaining Teaching Profession in CA
Survey of more than 4,600 CA educators published by UCLA Center for the Transformation of Schools and California Teachers Association underscores challenges to California’s teaching workforce. Data highlights need to address issues of diversity and inclusion to attract and retain teachers of color.
UCLA CTS, CTA to Publish New Survey of 4,600 teachers in California
The UCLA Center for the Transformation of Schools (CTS) and the California Teachers Association (CTA), will present the findings of […]
UCLA Pritzker Center Summer Fellowship Program Highlights
Students shared expertise from multiple disciplines, gained research and professional experiences.
UC|CSU Collaborative for Neuroscience, Diversity, and Learning Featured in LAist Series on Dyslexia
UCLA ED&IS experts in brain research, diverse learners contribute to investigative articles on need for better assessments, interventions and state policies.
Leyda Garcia Joins UCLA Center for Community Schooling
Former principal of UCLA Community School and PLI alumna to serve as the Center’s associate director for professional learning.
New Study Highlights Promise, Challenge of Education Model for Juvenile Justice Schools in Los Angeles County
Research by UCLA Center for the Transformation of Schools examines Road to Success Academies Model
Unmasking School Discipline Disparities in California: What the 2019-2020 Data Can Tell Us About Problems and Progress
Stalled pre-pandemic progress easily escapes attention.
UCLA SEIS Enters Partnership with the Organization for Social Media Safety
Collaboration will produce vital research to inform and protect users of social media, particularly K-12 students.
UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Award Funds “Schools Under Siege” Research
LPPI Grant will further study of impact of immigration enforcement on educational attainment of Latino students
Pritzker Center’s Summer Child Welfare Academy Gives Students an Interdisciplinary Look at Foster Care and Youth Justice
Three-week program for UCLA students examines related issues of education, law, health care, public health, social work, and mental health, as well as career opportunities in the field.
Alameda County Office of Education, UCLA Center for Community Schooling To Co-Lead Technical Assistance Effort For California Community Schools Partnership Program
National Education Association, Californians for Justice also team in groundbreaking effort to further expansion of community schools in California
California awards $5 million to the 21st Century California School Leadership Academy to enhance equity in the state’s Universal Prekindergarten program
UCLA SEIS Educational Leadership Program is a partner in effort to prepare education leaders to address equity
UCLA Center X Researchers Publish Graphic Novel, “Power On!”
Innovative publication shines a light on bias, lack of representation in technology, encourages engagement of young people in computer science.
UCLA Civil Rights Project Co-Director Gary Orfield Addresses Supreme Court Decision to Hear Cases on Race-Conscious Admissions in Higher Education
NEPC Interview asks, “ Is Affirmative Action in College Admissions Gone for Good?”
UCLA Center for the Transformation of Schools Shines Light on Importance of Youth Voice in the Pursuit of Educational Equity
“Nothing About Us Without Us”: A Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) Case Study highlights partnership between East Side Union High School District and Californians for Justice, a youth-led educational justice organization.
New Policy Brief on Building Diversity in the K-12 Workforce
UCLA’s Center for the Transformation of Schools discusses opportunites for recruiting and retaining more educators of color, more inclusive learning environments.
UCLA Center on Community Schooling To Launch New Multi-Media Journal
Open access journal will provide public scholarship on community schools.
Making the Case for Social Justice Educators in America’s Schools
New book, “Preparing and Sustaining Social Justice Educators,” details UCLA Center X efforts to transform teacher preparation, educator support, and schools through focus on social justice
UCLA Computer Science Model Expanding in Los Angeles Unified Schools
$1M National Science Foundation grant will expand UCLA Center for the Transformation of Schools’ effort to close learning gaps and increase opportunities in STEM for low-income students of color at two LAUSD schools in South Los Angeles.
New Article by UCLA Researcher Earl J. Edwards Examines Impact of Anti-Black Racism on Black Homelessness
“Who Are the Homeless? Centering Anti-Black Racism and the Consequences of Colorblind Homeless Policies”
Unseen and Unsupported Students in Charter Schools
A study finds that LA County’s charter schools are underreporting and providing less than adequate resources to assist its student homeless population.