Emerging Brain Research Can Provide Opportunity and Access in K-12 Education
Connie Kasari wants equality in education – to a point. “Equality means we give everybody the same thing,” said Kasari, […]
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Earl Edwards: Doctoral Student Aims to Improve Paths for Homeless Children and Youth
During his high school years in Brockton, Massachusetts, Earl Edwards kept his status as a homeless student a secret from […]
Miriam Posner: New IS Faculty Member One of Inside Higher Ed’s “Rising Stars of Digital Humanities”
In a recent Inside Higher Ed profile on “Rising Stars of Digital Humanities,” Miriam Posner was lauded for her work […]
Daniel Buccieri Honored as LACOE Teacher of the Year
Daniel Buccieri, a UCLA Writing Project Fellow and U.S. and world history teacher at Venice High School, has been recognized […]
UCLA CRESST Examines Use of Evidence in Creating Better Opportunities for Children
“Do we ask for evidence about affluent kids?” With those words, UCLA Distinguished Professor Pedro Noguera set the stage for […]
Indigenous-language Immersion Can Narrow Achievement Gap for Native American Students
What can a study of Indigenous-language immersion schooling teach us to improve education practice for underserved Native American students? This […]
Sarah T. Roberts: Monitors of Objectionable Online Content Absorb It Themselves
Sarah T. Roberts, assistant professor in UCLA’s Department of Information Studies, was interviewed on the BBC Radio 4 program, “The […]
UCLA Writing Project: Looking Forward at 40
While life may not actually begin at 40, the UCLA Writing Project is making the most of middle age. A […]
CRESST: Do After-school Programs Make a Difference for Kids?
CRESST will present “What’s the Evidence: Do After-school Programs Make a Difference for Kids?” on Sept. 28 at the UCLA […]
GSE&IS Salutes UCLA for No. 1 Public Research University Ranking
UCLA has been named the top public research university in the United States according to this year’s annual ranking by […]
UCLA Writing Project: Nurturing The Writing of Middle And High School Students
A student in the UCLA Writing Project’s summer writing program for middle and high school students invented a story about […]
James Catterall: Renowned Researcher Showed How Arts Narrow the Achievement Gap
UCLA Professor James Catterall died on Aug. 23 at the age of 69 in Santa Monica, following a heart attack […]
Ulia Gosart: Celebrating Indigenous Peoples
Ulia Gosart, a lecturer in UCLA’s Department of Information Studies, has published a commentary in The Los Angeles Times on […]
New Year, New School: Mann UCLA Community School Begins
The first day of the 2017-18 school year at Mann UCLA Community School was marked with new backpacks, hugs of […]
Alexa Romero: MLIS Alumna Lands Job as Disney Innovation Research Analyst
When Alexa Romero, an intern at Disney Digital Parks & Resorts Digital, a subset of Walt Disney World Parks and […]
UCLA Community School: Class of 2017 Celebrates Achievement, Path to College
The graduation of UCLA Community School’s Class of 2017 was celebrated on June 3 with the annual Senior Dinner and […]
Linda Sax: Research Seeks to Increase Women, Minorities in Undergrad Computing Programs
Close your eyes and picture a computer science college student. In all likelihood, you imagined a male. Sadly, statistics about […]
BMI Think Tank: Researchers Present Findings on Black and Latino Youth
Martin Capuchino is a UCLA undergraduate who while in high school, took part in the Counter Narrative Project, a study […]
Marianne Afifi Honored With UCLA IS Distinguished Alumni Award
Marianne Afifi (’93, MLS) recalls the excitement that she and her colleagues at USC’s Center for Scholarly Technology experienced in […]
Ulia Gosart: IS Lecturer Organizes UN Discussion of the Protection of Indigenous Knowledges
Ulia Gosart (’13, Ph.D., Information Studies), a lecturer in the UCLA Department of Information Studies, organized a discussion on the […]
Mike Rose: The Danger of Not Knowing
Professor of Education Mike Rose has published a commentary, “Why Trump Alarms So Many Educators,” in The Washington Post’s “Answer […]
Cindy H. Lee: Support for English Learners As Simple As Child’s Play
When Cindy H. Lee emigrated from Taiwan to the United States at the age of 12, she experienced a lot […]
Don Morris: Senior Olympian and Cold War Aviator Looks Back
A YouTube video posted in February features 87-year-old UCLA alumnus Don Morris (’68, Ed.D., Higher Education) shooting hoops with KSBY […]
UCLA Community School Research, Practice and Policy Brief: Hope for Undocumented Students
California is home to about 3 million undocumented immigrants. Here in Los Angeles, an estimated 70,000 undocumented students, ages 3 […]