UCLA Ed&IS Media Mentions
UCLA Ed&IS In the News curates articles, journals, and other publications that featured, quoted, or referenced an Ed&IS community member.
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Spring 2026
| Title* | Source | Ed&IS Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| May | ||
| Never a More Pressing Time to Teach Critical Media Literacy | Quoted by the Daily Bruin | Jeff Share, Senior Lecturer, Teacher Education Program |
| Concerns Over Political Targeting in Use of AI in Official Communications | Featured on MSN.com | Ramesh Srinivasan, Faculty, Information Studies |
| Community Sustains UCLA Film & Television Archive’s Festival of Preservation | Featured in Discover Los Angeles | May Hong HaDuong, Alumna, Information Studies |
| Planting Trees Helps Students Process Trauma of Los Angeles Wildfires | Featured in the Los Angeles Times | Sarah Bang, Director, UCLA P-12 Public School Partnerships |
| Print Medium Affords More Attention to Developing Deep Reading Skills | Interviewed by NPR | Maryanne Wolf, Director, UCLA Center for Dyslexia, Diverse Learners and Social Justice |
| Chris Jadallah Awarded NAEd/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship | Highlighted by the UCLA Center for the Study of Women | Chris Jadallah, Faculty, Education |
| Pioneering Female Landscape Artist’s Work Still Relevant to Disneyland Today | Featured in the Los Angeles Times | Cindy Mediavilla, Alumna, Information Studies |
| National Decline in Student Learning Due to Pandemic, Absenteeism, and Screens | Interviewed by KABC | Joseph P. Bishop, Co-Founder and Executive Director, UCLA Center for Transforming Schools |
| One in Three Teens Never Reads for Enjoyment | Featured in The New York Times | Carol Jago, Researcher, Center X |
| AI Accents the Role of Media Psychology in Shaping Culture | Blog post for Psychology Today | Bernie Luskin, Alumnus, Education |
| Schools Misidentify Unique Trauma, Mental Health Needs of Low-Income Students of Color | Highlighted by Binghamton University | Tyrone Howard, Faculty, Education |
| April | ||
| Feminist Archives and the Politics of Memory | Highlighted in Dailyhunt (India) | Michelle Caswell, Faculty, Information Studies |
| Sustained Mental Health and Academic Support Still Needed for Students Impacted by Eaton Fire | Featured in LA School Report | Tyrone Howard, Faculty, Education |
| MSIs, All of Higher Education Face Broad Federal Cuts | Quoted by The EDULedger | Mike Hoa Nguyễn, Faculty, Education |
| How AI is Being Controlled Globally | Interviewed by Al Jazeera | Ramesh Srinivasan, Faculty, Information Studies |
| Debate Continues Over Splitting the Autism Spectrum | Interviewed by PBS Newshour | Catherine Lord, Faculty, Education |
| UCLA Partnership with EcoRise Continues Legacy of Jane Goodall | Featured in Morningstar.com | UCLA School of Education and Information Studies |
| Film and TV Editing Involves Human Artisanship | Featured in the Los Angeles Times | Ramesh Srinivasan, Faculty, Information Studies |
| UCLA’s Festival of Preservation Celebrates Works “As They Were Meant to be Seen” | Featured in UCLA Newsroom | May Hong HaDuong, Alumna, Information Studies |
| The Uneven Legacy of Academic Freedom | Interviewed by Inside Higher Education | Eddie R. Cole, Faculty, Education |
| Amid Statewide Drop in Bullying, LAUSD Schools Still Challenged | Quoted by the Los Angeles Times | Ron Avi Astor, Faculty, Education |
| The Growing Distrust of Higher Education | Interviewed by KCRW 89.9-FM’s “Press Play” | Eddie R. Cole, Faculty, Education |
| Initial Research on AI Shows it as “Flattening Creativity” | Quoted by the Los Angeles Times | Ramesh Srinivasan, Faculty, Information Studies |
| School Smartphone Policies Should Develop Students’ Digital Habits | Quoted by the East Bay Times | Kathy Do, assistant project scientist, UC|CSU Collaborative for Neuroscience, Diversity, and Learning |
| Petition Signed to Save UCLA’s Program to Prepare Teachers for K-12 Ethnic Studies | Featured in the Daily Bruin | Christina Christie, Dean, UCLA School of Education and Information Studies |
| Possibility of Joint Action Strike Provides a Teaching Moment for Educators and Administrators | Quoted by EdSource | John Rogers, Faculty, Education |
| “Relationships of Trust” Propel Community Engagement with UCLA | Featured in UCLA Newsroom | Michelle Caswell, Faculty, Information Studies |
| UCLA Community Schools Support Learning “Like a Family” | Featured in the Daily Bruin | UCLA Center for Community Schooling |
| Triple-Union Strike Shows Different Educational Workers as Part of a Common Sector | Quoted by EdSource | John Rogers, Faculty, Education |
| Ron Avi Astor Receives AERA Research Award in Human Development | Highlighted by the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs | Ron Avi Astor, Faculty, Education |
| Immersion Through Speaking is Important to Learning a Language | Quoted by the Daily Bruin | Lily Hu, Education and Social Transformation Student |
| Homelessness Among LA County Students Spikes in a Year | Featured in the Los Angeles Times | UCLA Center for the Transformation of Schools |
| Fifty-three Percent of Students Nationwide Use Social Media More Than Five Hours a Day | Featured in the San Fernando Sun | UCLA School of Education and Information Studies |
Winter 2026
| Title* | Source | Ed&IS Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| March | ||
| Allegations Against Cesar Chávez a Reminder of Women’s Personal Sacrifices, Lack of Recognition | Quoted by the Los Angeles Times | Alison Yoshimoto-Towery, Executive Director, California Institute on Law, Neuroscience and Education |
| Challenges For Educators, Librarians in Teaching Complicated History of Cesar Chávez | Quoted in the Los Angeles Times | Joanna Fabicon, Lecturer, Information Studies |
| Jonli Tunstall First Woman to Lead UCLA’s Academic Advancement Program | Highlighted by UCLA Newsroom | Jonli Tunstall, Alumna, Education |
| Loss of Federal Grants Will Hinder Recruitment, Retention of Teachers of Color | Featured in The Times of India | UCLA School of Education and Information Studies |
| New Data Shows California School Administrators Are More Diverse Than Before | Quoted in EdSource | Joseph P. Bishop, Executive Director, UCLA Center for the Transformation of Schools |
| UCLA Education Undergrad Creates Opportunities for Learning Through Play for Her Local Community | Highlighted by UCLA Newsroom | Stephanie Reynoso, Student, Education and Social Transformation Major Program |
| Teacher Preparation Must Evolve to Address Shortage of Qualified Educators | Highlighted by the California Community Foundation | Christina Christie, Wasserman Dean, UCLA Ed&IS |
| Technology and AI Should Serve as Tools – Not Replacements – for Human Work | Featured in 3News (Ghana) | Ramesh Srinivasan, Faculty, Information Studies |
| Scholar of School Environments Takes Part in UCLA Discussion on Education During Times of War and Conflict | Highlighted by the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs | Ron Avi Astor, Faculty, Education |
| Civics Education Should Span Across Disciplines to Create a Healthy Democracy | Opinion for The 74 | Alison Yoshimoto-Towery, Executive Director, UC|CSU Collaborative for Neuroscience, Diversity, and Learning |
| Technology and AI Should Serve as Tools for Human Work, Not Replace or Mimic It | Featured in 3News (Ghana) | Ramesh Srinivasan, Faculty, Information Studies |
| Scholar of School Environments Takes Part in UCLA Discussion on Education During Times of War and Conflict | Highlighted by the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs | Ron Avi Astor, Faculty, Education |
| Yasmin Delahoussaye Nominated as One of KTLA’s “Remarkable Women” | Spotlight by KTLA | Yasmin Delahoussaye, Alumna, Education |
| Tech Moguls’ Influence on Global Democracy | Book Review for Nature | Ramesh Srinivasan, Faculty, Information Studies |
| Reading Activates Areas of the Brain Associated With Actions Described in Prose | Featured in The Times (UK) | Maryanne Wolf, Faculty, Education |
| Schools Facing a National Teacher Shortage | Featured on Spectrum News | Tyrone Howard, Faculty, Education |
| Schools in All 50 States Are Struggling Amid Cuts to Federal Funding | Quoted by Spectrum News | Joseph P. Bishop, Executive Director, UCLA Center for the Transformation of Schools |
| Lawsuit Against LAUSD “A Racist Distraction” From Real Issue of Poor Kids in Poor Schools | Featured in Salon | Tyrone Howard, Faculty, Education |
| Students of Color Concentrated in Schools with High Poverty Rates | Featured in Salon | Civil Rights Project/Proyecto Derechos Civiles |
| Minority-Serving Institutions Support Students of Color, Address Ongoing Racism | Quoted by The EduLedger | Mike Hoa Nguyen, Faculty, Education |
| LAUSD’s Black Student Achievement Plan Deserves Credit for Creating K-12 Support Structure | Quoted by Los Angeles Public Press | Tyrone Howard, Faculty, Education |
| Sylvia Hurtado, An Architect of Campus Racial Climate Research, Voted AERA President-Elect | Featured in The EduLedger | Sylvia Hurtado, Faculty, Education |
| Sylvia Hurtado Chosen as AERA President-Elect for 2026-2027 | Featured in EurekAlert | Sylvia Hurtado, Faculty, Education |
| Sylvia Hurtado Voted AERA President-Elect | Featured in Newswise | Sylvia Hurtado, Faculty, Education |
| Sylvia Hurtado Named President-Elect of AERA | Highlighted in UCLA Newsroom | Sylvia Hurtado, Faculty, Education |
| Sylvia Hurtado One of America’s Most Cited Higher Education Researchers | Tribute in Inside Higher Ed | Sylvia Hurtado, Faculty, Education |
| February | ||
| Critical Media Literacy is Fundamental for Navigating the Non-Objective Social Media Environment | Quoted by the Daily Bruin | Jeff Share, Faculty, Education |
| Safiya U. Noble Awarded Honorary Doctorate by University of Leiden | Highlighted by Universiteit Leiden | Safiya U. Noble, Faculty, Information Studies |
| Remembering Aimée Dorr, Former Dean of UCLA Ed&IS, UC Provost | Obituary in the Daily Bruin | Aimée Dorr, Professor Emerita, Education |
| Political Leaders Need Awareness of Where Tech is Going | Quoted by the Los Angeles Business Journal | Ramesh Srinivasan, Faculty, Information Studies |
| Parents and Students Need Help to Think Critically About AI | Featured in CalMatters | Julie Flapan, Director, Computer Science Equity Project |
| Checking the Growth of AI to Save the Planet | Commentary for the Mercury News | Ramesh Srinivasan, Faculty, Information Studies |
| One-Size-Fits-All Approach to Banning Cell Phones Won’t Work | Featured in The Topeka-Capital Journal | Joseph P. Bishop, Executive Director, UCLA Center for the Transformation of Schools |
| Students From Immigrant Families Concerned Over Well-Being of Their Families | Featured in Yahoo News | UCLA Institute for Democracy, Education and Access |
| Delegating Human Lives to AI Systems is Troubling | Interviewed by Al Jazeera | Ramesh Srinivasan, Faculty, Information Studies |
| The End of Capitalism and What Comes Next | Interviewed at Web Summit Qatar 2026 | Ramesh Srinivasan, Faculty, Information Studies |
| A UCLA Dream Goes Full Circle | Featured in the Daily Bruin | Carissa Clay, Graduate Student, Education |
| Losing the Apocalyptic Mindset Around Algorithms | Featured in UCLA Magazine | Ramesh Srinivasan, Faculty, Information Studies |
| Allegations of Political Bias at TikTok | Featured on NPR News | Sarah T. Roberts, Faculty, Information Studies |
| How ICE Raids Are Affecting Children | Highlighted by Greater Good, UC Berkeley | UCLA Institute for Democracy, Education, & Access |
| Harmful Impact of Aggressive Immigration Actions Alarming to Students and Schools | Highlighted by The Good Men Project | John Rogers, Faculty, Education |
| Engaging with Words in Context is Key to Building Vocabulary | Featured in The New York Times | Beck Alber, Faculty, Education |
| The Rocky Road to Multilingualism in the US | Commentary for Language Magazine | Patricia Gándara, Co-Director, Civil Rights Project/Proyecto Derechos Civiles |
| California Students at For-Profit Colleges From Other States Should Still Receive Cal Grants | Quoted in EdSource | Ozan Jaquette, Faculty, Education |
| Understanding Media Psychology is a Modern Form of Civic Literacy | Commentary for Psychology Today | Bernie Luskin, Alumnus, Education |
| January | ||
| Fear Undermines the Ability of Public Schools to Foster Civic Community | Interviewed by Education Week | John Rogers, Faculty, Education |
| Social Media Has Fragmented Journalism, Disconnects From Shared Sense of Reality, Truth | Interviewed by Al Jazeera | Ramesh Srinivasan, Faculty, Information Studies |
| Reverse-Racism Lawsuit Against LAUSD Flies in the Face of History | Commentary for EdSource | Tyrone Howard, Faculty, Education |
| AI’s Frightening Implications for the Environment | Featured in the Daily Bruin | Ramesh Srinivasan, Faculty, Information Studies |
| TikTok’s New Ownership May Influence Algorithms, Manipulate Youth | Featured in the Los Angeles Times | Ramesh Srinivasan, Faculty, Information Studies |
| Percentage of Intensely Segregated LA Schools Has Increased Over Three Decades | Featured in EdSource | Civil Rights Project/Proyecto Derechos Civiles |
| LAUSD Lawsuit Meant to Shift Focus From Centuries of Discrimination | Quoted by EdSource | Tyrone Howard, Faculty, Education |
| The Myth of Anti-White Discrimination in Schools | Featured in the Los Angeles Times | Tyrone Howard, Faculty, Education |
| Federal Agenda Against Protections Against Immigration Enforcement and Policies That Support LGBTQ Students | Featured in LAist | John Rogers, Faculty, Education |
| Federal Court Victory Doesn’t Erase the Damage of Anti-DEI Policies | Featured in the Los Angeles Times | John Rogers, Faculty, Education |
| Dorothy Manes One of Few Women in Early Disneyland’s Leadership | Featured in the Los Angeles Times | Cindy Mediavilla, Alumna, Information Studies |
| Judging Bias One of the Challenges to Evaluating Information | Featured in the Daily Bruin | Jeff Share, Senior Lecturer, Education |
| Michael Spagna Appointed 11th President of Sonoma State University | Featured in Patch.com | Michael Spagna, Alumnus, Education |
| Trump Administration’s Tactics Have Disrupted Education, Instigated Conflict in Local Communities | Featured in EdSource | John Rogers, Faculty, Education |
| Schools Are Segregated Not Just by Race But by Teacher Experience, Curriculum | Quoted by The New York Times | Gary Orfield, Faculty, Education |
| Generative AI Has Potential to Scrape User Data, Enable Cybersecurity Threats | Featured in the Daily Bruin | Jalesa Rosario, Doctoral Student, Information Studies |
| Jonli Tunstall Named UCLA’s Academic Advancement Program Director | Featured in UCLA Newsroom | Jonli Tunstall, Adjunct Faculty, Education |
| Dual Enrollment Needs a Community-Informed College-Access Strategy | Commentary in EdSource | Rogelio Salazar, Doctoral Candidate, Education |
| Michelle Caswell Contributes to UCLA’s Third-Time Carnegie Community Engagement Classification | Featured in UCLA Newsroom | Michelle Caswell, Faculty, Information Studies |
| Matthew Jordan Appointed Interim President of West Los Angeles College | Featured in The Argonaut | Alumnus, Educational Leadership Program |
| AP Readiness Program Promotes Educational Equity, Access | Featured in the Daily Bruin | Lynn Kim-John, executive director, Center X and James Keipp, director, AP Readiness Programs |
| Cutting Federal Funding to Train Special Ed Teachers to Result in Shortage of Skilled Educators | Featured in the Daily Bruin | Jennie Grammer, Associate Professor of Education; Faculty Director, UC|CSU Collaborative for Neuroscience, Diversity and Learning |
| Fewer Neurodiverse Students Will Make It to Higher Education Without Proper Support | Featured in the Daily Bruin | Laura Rhinehart, Researcher, UC|CSU Collaborative for Neuroscience, Diversity, and Learning |
| Uncertain Times for Special Education May Leave Students Out of Community-Based Research | Featured in the Daily Bruin | Connie Kasari, Faculty, Education |
| Alison Yoshimoto-Towery Reappointed to State Board of Education | Highlighted by Rafu Shimpo | Alison Yoshimoto-Towery, director, UC/CSU California Collaborative for Neuroscience, Diversity, and Learning |
| School-Based Services for Foster Youth in Jeopardy Amid LA Wildfire Recovery | Featured in EdSource | Taylor Dudley, UCLA Pritzker Center for Strengthening Children and Families |
| Anything and Everything Users Do is Turned Into Data | Featured on Wham1180, iHeart Radio | Ramesh Srinivasan, Faculty, Information Studies |
Fall 2025
| Title* | Source | Ed&IS Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| December | ||
| Two-Thirds of Nation’s Principals Report Absenteeism from Hostile Environment Around Immigration | Highlighted by Futurity.org | John Rogers, Faculty, Education |
| Reading Development Requires Multiple Emphases Based on Each Learner’s Strengths and Needs | Featured in TulsaKids.com | Maryanne Wolf, Faculty, Education |
| Human Inventiveness is Boundless | Highlighted by UCLA Magazine | Ramesh Srinivasan, Faculty, Information Studies |
| A Positive School Climate Can Still Adversely Affect Bullied Students | Featured on Phys.org | Ron Avi Astor, Faculty, Education and Social Welfare |
| Principals Are Warning of New Impacts of ICE Raids | Highlighted by District Administration | John Rogers, Faculty, Education |
| Bullying Caused by Prejudice, Even in Positive School Environments | Highlighted by UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs | Ron Avi Astor, Faculty, Education and Social Welfare |
| School Shootings Are Akin to Terrorism | Interviewed by UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs | Ron Avi Astor, Faculty, Education and Social Welfare |
| Cultural Impact of Changing Fonts That Are Legible to All | Interviewed by Times Radio | Johanna Drucker, Distinguished Research Professor Emerita, Information Studies |
| Cellphones Can Be a Learning Tool | Featured on Jefferson Public Radio | Kathy Do, Center for the Transformation of Schools |
| Harmful Impact, Deep Level of Concern in Schools Around Immigration | Highlighted by UC Riverside News | John Rogers, Faculty, Education |
| Students Worry About Ever Seeing Their Parents Again When Dropped Off at School | Quoted by The Guardian | John Rogers, Faculty, Education |
| Politically Driven Dismantling of Regional Accrediting Undermines Autonomy of Universities | Quoted by The Chronicle of Higher Education | Eddie R. Cole, Faculty, Education |
| Students Missing School Due to ICE Activity | Featured in The Boston Globe | UCLA Institute for Democracy, Education, and Access |
| Teens from Immigrant Families Experience Bullying Amid ICE Enforcements | Featured on NBC Los Angeles | UCLA Institute for Democracy, Education, and Access |
| ICE Raids Affecting Students’ Attendance and Mental Health | Featured on Spectrum News 1 | UCLA Institute for Democracy, Education, and Access |
| Fewer Students Showing Up to School in Los Angeles and Miami Amid Increased Bullying | Highlighted by KTTV | UCLA Institute for Democracy, Education, and Access |
| Half of LAUSD Students Have at Least One Immigrant Family Member | Highlighted by CBS LA | UCLA Institute for Democracy, Education, and Access |
| Principals Across the Nation Note Fear and Concern Over Immigration Agenda | Quoted by the Los Angeles Times | John Rogers, Faculty, Education |
| Lowered Attendance and Enrollment a Result of Trump’s Immigration Agenda | Featured in LAist | UCLA Institute for Democracy, Education, and Access |
| Seven in 10 High School Principals Say That Threats of ICE Are Taking a Toll | Featured in K-12 Dive | UCLA Institute for Democracy, Education, and Access |
| Nation’s Principals Report “Climate of Distress” Due to ICE Crackdowns | Featured on ABC7.com | UCLA Institute for Democracy, Education, and Access |
| Chip Robertson Named to Littera Education Board of Directors | Highlighted by PR Newswire | Chip Robertson, Board of Visitors, UCLA Ed&IS; Advisory Board, UC/CSU Collaborative for Neuroscience, Diversity and Learning |
| UCLA Lab School Among LA’s Best Private Schools | Featured in The Hollywood Reporter | UCLA Lab School |
| Thuy Vo Dang to Moderate Panel at Screening of Documentary on Pulitzer-winning Vietnam War Photo | Featured in UCLA Newsroom | Faculty, Information Studies |
| UCLA Film & Television Archive Celebrates 60th Anniversary with Unique Programs | Featured in UCLA Newsroom | May Hong HaDuong, Alumna, Information Studies |
| Study of California Wood Engraver Paul Landacre Lacks the Human History of the Regions Depicted | Letter to the Editor, Los Angeles Review of Books | Johanna Drucker, Distinguished Professor and Breslauer Professor Emerita, Information Studies |
| NYC Mayor-elect Cites UCLA Research on School Segregation* | Featured in The New York Times | Civil Rights Project/Proyecto Derechos Civiles |
| Sharing Smartphone Photos Exposes Private Data* | Interviewed by KTLA | Ramesh Srinivasan, Faculty, Information Studies |
| November | ||
| Talk by Jesse Hagopian at UCLA Gives Students Perspective on Anti-racist Education* | Quoted by the Daily Bruin | Chris Jadallah, Faculty, Education |
| Norman C. Sauce III Appointed Interim Superintendent of DeKalb County School District | Highlighted by DeKalb County School District | Norman C. Sauce III, Alumnus, Education |
| Policies Governing Social Media Are Largely Invisible* | Quoted by the BBC | Sarah T. Roberts, Faculty, Information Studies |
| New CA Office of Civil Rights Needs “Real Responsibility and Real Power”* | Quoted by CalMatters | Gary Orfield, Faculty, Education; Co-Director, Civil Rights Project/Proyecto Derechos Civiles |
| Linda Sax Honored with 2025 ASHE Research Achievement Award | Featured in UCLA Newsroom | Linda Sax, Faculty, Education |
| Partnership with Ghana Digital Centres to Advance Digital Inclusion Across Borders | Quoted by CediRates.com | Cecilia Rios-Aguilar and Walter R. Allen, Faculty, Education |
| Livingston’s Innovative School Counseling Model Reduced Chronic Absenteeism, Suspensions | Quoted by EdSource | Joseph P. Bishop, Center for the Transformation of Schools |
| UCLA’s MFA in Media Arts Offers Contemporary Arts Practice in Context of Media and Technology | Highlighted by Hyperallergic | Ramesh Srinivasan, Faculty, Information Studies |
| Building Balanced Digital Habits More Beneficial Than Restricting Cellphones* | Interviewed by Education Week | Kathy Do, Center for the Transformation of Schools |
| No Easy Answers for Parents of Children With Autism | Highlighted in The New York Times | Catherine Lord, Faculty, Education |
| AI Surveillance Systems Intensify Racism, Erode Civil Rights | Highlighted by The Daily Cougar | Safiya U. Noble, Faculty, Information Studies |
| Curiosity is Part of Joy | Quoted by the Daily Bruin | Anna Markowitz, Faculty, Education |
| Thuy Vo Dang Nominated as PBS “Local Hero” | Highlighted by PBS SoCal | Thuy Vo Dang, Faculty, Information Studies |
| Ending Financial Support to UC’s Postdoc Fellowship Program Will Eliminate Faculty Governance | Quoted by Inside Higher Ed | Sarah T. Roberts, Faculty, Information Studies |
| SEIS Contributes to Student Success in UCLA’s Excelencia Scholars Program | Featured in UCLA Newsroom | UCLA School of Education and Information Studies |
| UCLA Faculty Association Supports Students’ Amicus Brief Against Trump Administration | Quoted by the Daily Bruin | Anna Markowitz, Faculty, Education |
| How the Federal Shutdown Hurts Students Seeking Financial Aid | Commentary for EdSource | Cecilia Rios-Aguilar, Faculty, Education |
| ‘Deep Literacy’ in Worldwide Decline | Featured in The Baffler | Maryanne Wolf, Faculty, Education |
| October | ||
| April Raguindin Nominated for National Teacher of the Year | Highlighted by the California Department of Education | April Raguindin, Alumna, Education |
| April Raguindin Named California Teacher of the Year | Highlighted by Kern County Superintendent of Schools | April Raguindin, Alumna, Education |
| Eaton Fire Compounded Trauma for Children in Foster Care | Quoted by KABC | Taylor Dudley, Pritzker Center for Strengthening of Children and Families |
| Federal Cuts Will Disproportionately Affect Low-Income, First-Generation Students | Quoted by the Arizona Mirror | Mike Hoa Nguyễn, Faculty, Education |
| Cellphone Usage in Education is Both Challenge and an Opportunity | Quoted by Abridged | Kathy Do, Center for the Transformation of Schools |
| Foster Youth Significantly Impacted by Eaton Fire | Quoted by EdSource | Taylor Dudley and Tyrone Howard, Pritzker Center for Strengthening Children and Families |
| U.S. Dept. of Education Cannot Determine the Constitutionality of Federal Grants | Quoted by the San Francisco Chronicle | Mike Hoa Nguyễn, Faculty, Education |
| Vaccines Are Not the Cause of Autism | Quoted by The New York Times | Catherine Lord, Faculty, Education |
| Community College Baccalaureate Propels Latino Students’ Educational and Economic Successollege Daily | Quoted by Community College Daily | Davis Vo, Doctoral Student Researcher, Education |
| Accession to Trump’s Demands Would Undermine the UC’s Role As Engine of Social Mobility | Quoted by Inside Higher Ed | Anna Markowitz, Faculty, Education |
| Community College Bachelor’s Degrees Can Drive Economic Mobility and Strengthen Workforces | Highlighted by the Latino Policy & Politics Institute | Cecilia Rios-Aguilar, Faculty, Education |
| Digital Capitalism Veers Toward a Feudal System | Interviewed on KPFA.org | Ramesh Srinivasan, Faculty, Information Studies |
| Californians’ Right to Awareness of Federal Interference Into a State Institution | Quoted by the Los Angeles Times | Anna Markowitz, Faculty, Education |
| Public Should Know Extent of Trump’s Demands of the UC | Quoted by the Los Angeles Times | Anna Markowitz, Faculty, Education |
| Banning Cellphones Can Deepen Existing Inequities Among Students | Highlighted in The Mercury News | UCLA Center for the Transformation of Schools |
| Autism Categories, Awareness Have Broadened in Last 50 Years | Quoted by The New York Times | Catherine Lord, Faculty, Education |
| UCLA Study Finds Extreme Segregation in California Schools | Highlighted by The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education | Civil Rights Project/Proyecto Derechos Civiles |
| Diagnosis of Autism Often Hinders Families’ Access to Care | Quoted by The Washington Post | Catherine Lord, Faculty, Education |
| The Complexities of Reparations Legislation | Quoted by the Los Angeles Times | Gary Orfield, Faculty, Education; Co-Director, Civil Rights Project/Proyecto Derechos Civiles |
| Safiya U. Noble to Receive Honorary Doctorate From Leiden University | Featured in UCLA Newsroom | Safiya U. Noble, Faculty, Information Studies |
| Fake “AI Actor” Poses Potential Psychological, Emotional Harm to Women | Quoted by MSN | Safiya U. Noble, Faculty, Information Studies |
| California’s Schools Remain Deeply Segregated by Race and Class | Featured in Capital & Main | Civil Rights Project/Proyecto Derechos Civiles |
| Low-Pressure Writing Tasks Allow Students to Formulate Thoughts, Ideas | Quoted by NBC’s “Today” | Rebecca Alber, Faculty Advisor, Teacher Education Program |
| New California Regulations Would Hold AI Accountable | Interviewed by KCAL News | Sarah T. Roberts, Faculty, Information Studies |
| Autism Begins During Pregnancy, Not After Vaccination | Quoted by CBS News | Catherine Lord, Faculty, Education |
| COVID’s Problematic Social and Educational Patterns Are Not Unique to the US | Quoted by the University of Oxford | Joseph P. Bishop, Director, UCLA Center for the Transformation of Schools |
| Autism Data Science Initiative Would Have Been Hard to Fund Without US Health and Human Services Grants | Quoted by The Transmitter | Catherine Lord, Faculty, Education |
| School District Spends a Million Dollars, Thousands of Hours on Managing Divisive Disputes | Highlighted by Ventura County Star | John Rogers, Faculty, Education |
| Federal Cuts to Teacher Preparation Programs Will Hinder Diversifying the Educator Workforce | Highlighted by MSN | UCLA Center for the Transformation of Schools |
| The Importance of Synesthesia in Artificial Intelligence* | Blog post for Psychology Today | Bernie Luskin, Alumnus, Education |
| California’s Efforts to Regulate AI* | Interviewed by KCAL | Sarah T. Roberts, Faculty, Information Studies |
| The Financial and Human Toll of Violent Rhetoric and Misinformation* | Podcast for Imperfect Leadership | John Rogers, Faculty, Education |
| UCLA Ed&IS, EcoRise Partnership with TREEMS Gifted with Jane Goodall’s Last Message* | Highlighted by Pasadena Now | UCLA School of Education & Information Studies |
| UCLA Education a Partner in Trees + Dreams Project, Dr. Jane Goodall Was to Address Event* | Highlighted by My News LA | UCLA Department of Education |
| September | ||
| Heather Lowe Appointed Executive Director of Louisville Free Public Library | Highlighted by LouisvilleKy.gov | Heather Lowe, Alumna, Information Studies |
| Unfounded Fear Around Painkillers Obscures Real Help for People with Autism | Quoted by the Los Angeles Times | Catherine Lord, Faculty, Education |
| Higher Education Has Always Been the Forum for Ideas | Quoted in The New York Times | Eddie R. Cole, Faculty, Education |
| Students Considered Homeless Under Federal Law After One Year of Temporary Shelter | Featured in the Los Angeles Times | UCLA Center for the Transformation of Schools |
| Avoiding Contentious Issues in the Classroom Detrimental to Students | Quoted by Chalkbeat | John Rogers, Faculty, Education |
| Federal Edicts Might Harm Academic Success of Immigrants, Students of Color | Quoted by the Los Angeles Times | Anna Markowitz, Faculty, Education |
| AAPI Textbook Aims to Address Injustice, Violence Through Awareness, Education | Quoted by the Daily Bruin | Thuy Vo Dang, Faculty, Information Studies |
| The Need to Recognize the Online World is Not the Real World | Quoted by the Los Angeles Times | Ramesh Srinivasan, Faculty, Information Studies |
| Loss of Deep Reading Equals Inability to Separate Fact From Fiction | Featured in Axios | Maryanne Wolf, Faculty, Education |
| Higher Education is the Social Sector Most Concerned With Ideas | Quoted by The New York Times | Eddie R. Cole, Faculty, Education |
| CSU’s Delicate Balance on Diversity Under Trump | Featured in EdSource | Eddie R. Cole, Faculty, Education |
| Loss of Federal Funds Reduces Pipeline of Teachers to Serve Diverse Student Populations | Quoted by K-12 Dive | Stanley Johnson, Jr., Senior Project Scientist, Center for the Transformation of Schools |
| *included in The Latest newsletter |
Summer 2025
| Title* | Source | Ed&IS Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| August | ||
| Evidence Needed on Success of High School Credit Recovery Programs | Interview by NPR | Jordan Rickles, Faculty, Education |
| Average Age for Female Autism Diagnoses is Higher Than Males | Quoted by ABC News | Catherine Lord, Faculty, Education |
| The Future of Students Without Legal Status and Public School* | Quoted by CalMatters | Patricia Gándara, Faculty, Education |
| July | ||
| Declining LAUSD Enrollment Means Fewer Dollars, Less Services and Support* | Interview by Spectrum News | Tyrone Howard, Faculty, Education |
| Anti-immigrant Memes Reflect Disturbing Public Attitudes | Quoted by the Los Angeles Times | Ramesh Srinivasan, Faculty, Information Studies |
| AB 7 May Be Compromised by Federal Laws* | Quoted by EdSource | Tyrone Howard, Faculty, Education |
| Kyndall Brown: Knowing Math Content Doesn’t Help Teachers to Teach It* | Quoted by EdSource | Kyndall Brown, Executive Director, California Mathematics Project |
| *included in The Latest newsletter |
Spring 2025
| Title* | Source | Ed&IS Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| June | ||
| Equity in Academic and Beyond | Featured in the Los Angeles Sentinel | Tim Herd, PhD Candidate, Education |
| The Positive Impacts of Computer Science | Article in TEACH Magazine | Sharisa Chan, Computer Science Equity Project |
| Emotional and Learning Benefits of Reading to Children | Quoted by Newsweek | Maryanne Wolf, Faculty, Education |
| May | ||
| Autism Diagnoses Overlooked in Girls* | Featured in The Wall Street Journal | Catherine Lord, Faculty, Education |
| Misinformation Prevents Honest Discussions About Summer of 2020* | Featured in Al Jazeera | Ramesh Srinivasan, Faculty, Information Studies |
| Impact of George Floyd’s Murder on Education* | Interview on KABC-TV | Tyrone Howard, Faculty, Education |
| Cecilia Rios-Aguilar Takes Part in UCLA Latino Policy Day* | Featured in UCLA Newsroom | Cecilia Rios-Aguilar, Faculty, Education |
| Research on Merging California’s Higher Ed Into One System* | Featured in The Orange County Register | Civil Rights Project/Proyecto Derechos Civiles |
| Summer Programming by the UCLA Film & Television Archive* | Featured in UCLA Newsroom | May Hong HaDuong, Alumna, Information Studies |
| Conflict Disrupts Schools with Cultural Division, Fiscal Impact* | Quoted by Q Voice News | John Rogers, Faculty, Education |
| April | ||
| New Book Examines Stereotyping Latino Students* | Highlighted by PBS | Laura Chávez-Moreno, Faculty, Education |
| Autism is Unlikely Caused by Any One Thing* | Interviewed by NPR | Catherine Lord, Faculty, Education |
| Teacher Preparation is the First Step in Computer Science Education* | Quoted by EdSource | Julie Flapan, Director, Computer Science Equity Project |
| Autism Being Traced to One Cause is Unlikely* | Quoted by The New York Times | Catherine Lord, Faculty, Education |
| How Head Start Serves the Big Ten States* | Highlighted by Ohio State University | Anna Markowitz, Faculty, Education |
| Teachers Need Administrators’ Support for More Computer Science Classes | Quoted by EdSource | Julie Flapan, Director, Computer Science Equity Project |
| *included in The Latest newsletter |
Winter 2025
| Title* | Source | Ed&IS Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| March | ||
| Making Schools Places of Growth | Featured in UCLA Newsroom | Cecy Rivera, Education Minor Student |
| UCLA Film & Television Archive Celebrates 60 Years* | Quoted by UCLA Newsroom | May Hong HaDuong, Alumna, Information Studies |
| Stereotypes of Black Students Affect Access, Self-Perception* | Quoted by the Daily Bruin | Jonli Tunstall, Faculty, Education |
| Colleges and Universities Shape American Society* | Quoted by LAist | Eddie R. Cole, Faculty, Education |
| February | ||
| National Survey of 2024 Freshmen Finds Disparities Across Race, Sexual Orientation | Featured in EdSource | Higher Education Research Institute (HERI) |
| Federal Moves Against DEI Could Cause Further Tumult | Quoted by EdSource | John Rogers, Faculty, Education |
| Autism Diagnoses in Adult Women on the Rise | Quoted by Self Magazine | Catherine Lord, Faculty, Education |
| Optimizing LA Collections for Teaching, Learning and Research | Quoted by UCLA Library | Dalena Sanderson-Hunter, Alumna |
| January | ||
| Schools Help Kids Make Sense of LA Wildfires | Quoted by LAist | John Rogers, Faculty, Education |
| Threats of Immigration Enforcement Impact Learning | Quoted by The Orange County Register | Patricia Gándara, Faculty, Education; Civil Rights Project/Proyecto Derechos Civiles |
| Bilingual Teacher Training is a Long-term Investment | Featured in EdSource | Civil Rights Project/Proyecto Derechos Civiles |
| Tech Giants Currying Favor with Trump | Quoted by the Los Angeles Times | Sarah T. Roberts and Ramesh Srinivasan, Faculty, Information Studies |
| Deportation is Politically Unpopular | Quoted by CalMatters | Patricia Gándara, Faculty, Education |
| Vaccines Are Not Behind the Rise in Autism | Featured in The New York Times | Catherine Lord, Faculty, Education |
| Tech Affects Slower, Deeper Processing of Reading | Featured in Slate | Maryanne Wolf, Faculty, Education |
Fall 2024
| Title* | Source | Ed&IS Member |
|---|---|---|
| December | ||
| California Should Merge Its Community College and University Systems | Featured in EdSource | Civil Rights Project/Proyecto Derechos Civiles |
| The Educational Experiences of California’s Foster Youth | Featured in EdSource | Center for the Transformation of Schools |
| Not Fitting In a Factor in Students Leaving College | Featured in Inside Higher Ed | Higher Education Research Institute (HERI) |
| Keep LAUSD’s Black Student Achievement Plan in Place | Co-written commentary for the Los Angeles Times | Tyrone Howard, Faculty, Education |
| Recovering Nazi-Looted Books a “Moral and Ethical Issue” | Featured on CNN | Diane Mizrachi, Alumna, Information Studies |
| California Far Behind in Bilingual Education | Highlighted by EdSource | Civil Rights Project/Proyecto Civiles Derecho |
| The Vulnerability of Undocumented Parents | Featured on NPR (KQED) | John Rogers, Faculty, Education |
| November | ||
| Vaccines Do Not Cause Autism | Featured on NBCNews.com | Catherine Lord, Faculty, Education |
| Fear of More Book Bans | Featured in the Los Angeles Times | Institute for Democracy, Education, & Access (IDEA) |
| Fighting Sexual Violence on Campus* | Opinion for the Los Angeles Times | Jessica Harris, Faculty, Education |
| School Culture Wars Cost Billions | Co-written opinion for the Los Angeles Times | John Rogers, Faculty, Education |
| Tour of the UCLA Television and Film Archive* | Highlighted by KCAL-TV | May Hong HaDuong, Alumna, Information Studies |
| School Boards’ Focus Has Shifted* | Quoted by the Los Angeles Times | John Rogers, Faculty, Education |
| October | ||
| UCLA Achieves AANAPISI Status | Featured in Diverse: Issues in Higher Education | Robert T. Teranishi, Faculty, Education |
| “The Future with Bill Gates” | Series on Netflix | Sarah T. Roberts, Faculty, Information Studies |
| Centering Black Children | Profile in Diverse: Issues in Higher Education | Rema Reynolds, Alumna, Education |
| Challenges Persist for Early-Career Black Academics | Quoted by Diverse Issues in Higher Education | Lori Patton Davis, Faculty, Education |
| Robert Rosen’s Legacy | Quoted by Yahoo Entertainment | May Hong HaDuong, Alumna, Information Studies |
| Statewide Tests Reveal Improvements in Math, English Language Skills* | Quoted by CalMatters | Lucrecia Santibañez, Faculty, Education |
| Deep Reading Stimulates Valuable Mental Habits* | Highlighted in The Atlantic | Maryanne Wolf, Faculty, Education |
| School Leaders Need to Spend Time with Students, Families to Build Trust* | Quoted in Chalkbeat | John Rogers, Faculty, Education |
| How Race and Class Play Into College Recruitment Featured in Washington Monthly* | Featured in Washington Monthly | Ozan Jacquette, Faculty, Education |
| The AI Revolution* | Featured in UCLA Magazine | Safiya U. Noble, Faculty, Information Studies |
| Domestic Violence Brings High Number of Children to Child Welfare System* | Quoted in LAist | Taylor Dudley, Pritzker Center for Strengthening Children and Families |
| Tackling Child Welfare Reform* | Featured in Afro News.org | Pritzker Center for Strengthening Children and Families |
| Eddie Cole Participates in Inaugural HBCU Democracy Day Event | Highlighted by North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University | Eddie R. Cole, Faculty, Education |
| Eddie Cole Participates in Inaugural HBCU Democracy Day Event | Highlighted by Bard College | Eddie R. Cole, Faculty, Education |
| Eddie Cole Participates in Inaugural HBCU Democracy Day Event | Highlighted by Daily Gazette | Eddie R. Cole, Faculty, Education |
| Eddie Cole Participates in Inaugural HBCU Democracy Day Event | Highlighted by WFDD.org | Eddie R. Cole, Faculty, Education |
| Hostility in Schools Gives Board Candidates Second Thoughts About Running | Quoted by EdSource | John Rogers, Faculty, Education |
| The Culture War’s Cost to Schools | Highlighted in The Guardian | John Rogers, Faculty, Education |
| The Culture War’s Educational and Financial Cost to Schools | Quoted by Education Week | John Rogers, Faculty, Education |
| California’s Test Scores Still Behind Pre-Pandemic Levels | Interviewed by LAist | Tyrone Howard, Faculty, Education |
| Conservative Groups’ Silence Affects Black Disproportionality in Education | Quoted by the Los Angeles Times | Tyrone Howard, Faculty, Education |
| Pandemic Learning Loss Still Stark | Quoted by the Los Angeles Times | Tyrone Howard, Faculty, Education |
| September | ||
| Strategies for Multilingual Educators | Highlighted by the Aurora Institute | Alison Bailey and Edwin Zamora, Faculty and Doctoral Student, Education |
| Neither Party Happy with Higher Ed | Featured in The Chronicle of Higher Education | Eddie Cole, Faculty, Education |
| Inequities in Bilingual Education | Highlighted by Fox 5 San Diego | Laura C. Chávez-Moreno, Alumna |
| The Fascination with Feathers* | Interviewed by UCLA Newsroom | Ellen Pearlstein, Faculty, Information Studies |
| Terror on a National Level a Common Goal of School Shooters* | Quoted by Newsweek | Ron Avi Astor, Faculty, Education and Social Work |
| Tyrone Howard Leads DEI Consulting Group, Audits Allentown District* | Highlighted by WFMZ | Tyrone Howard, Faculty, Education |
| CIRP Contributes to National Brief on Faculty Perceptions of Student-Facing Roles* | Highlighted by the American Council on Education | Higher Education Research Institute |
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