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.
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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.
UCLA Center for the Transformation of Schools Researcher Stanley L. Johnson, Jr. Appointed to Board of the LA County Office of Education
Johnson is the National Science Foundation Project Director and Researcher in the Black Male Institute at the Center for the Transformation of Schools in the UCLA School of Education & Information Studies. He is an educational consultant, researcher, and practitioner with an extensive background in K-12 leadership, teacher education, and language and literacy development.
Major CRESST Study Finds Significant Improvements at Locke High School
With funding from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing […]
Researchers Examine Why Fewer Latino, Black Community College Students Transfer
Researchers with the Civil Rights Project/Proyecto Derechos Civiles at UCLA have examined why California’s community colleges are doing such a […]