UCLA’s Center X: Teaching, Leading, and Living in Solidarity
Conference on April 22 gathered educators and advocated to protect civil rights of students and their families.
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UCLA Engineering Alumnus Broadens Ambition for Middle Schoolers in the Sciences
While there is no Oscar nomination in the category of “Best Film to Inspire Youth to STEM Fields,” Brad Dybel […]
UCLA Ed to Pilot STEM Teacher Prep Program with Santa Monica College
Santa Monica College (SMC) has been selected to participate in a four-year Integrated Teacher Preparation Program in partnership with UCLA. […]
Sarah Bang: UCLA Community School Alumni Manager Builds Support for New Bruins
As a founding staff member of UCLA Community School, Sarah Bang (’99, B.A., Sociology; ’09, M.A., Teacher Education Program) helped […]
Alison Bailey to Lead US Department of Ed Project
UCLA Professor of Education Alison Bailey and researchers with Center X’s Northeast Region office have received funding from the National […]
What They Did on Their Summer Vacation: UCLA Partnership with Mann Middle School Launched with Enrichment Program
When asked what they liked best about taking part in the Horace Mann Middle School- UCLA Summer Institute, middle school […]
The Magnificent Seven: TEP Alumni Named LAUSD Teachers of the Year
Seven alumni of the Teacher Education Program (TEP) at Center X have been named LAUSD Teachers of the Year. Israel […]
Anthony Yom: TEP Alum Leads High School Students to Success in Math and in Life
As an immigrant student at Palisades High School, Anthony Yom (TEP, ’06; PLI, ’09) did not start out speaking English […]
Jane Margolis: Moving Forward With Equity in Computer Science Education
Although an event that was scheduled to highlight the nine “White House Champions of Change for Computer Science Education” on […]
Jane Margolis Named a “Champion of Change” by the White House
Jane Margolis, senior researcher at UCLA’s Center X, has been named one of nine “White House Champions of Change for […]
With Different Eyes: UCLA Writing Project Celebrates 25 Years of Signature Conference
UCLA’s Writing Project celebrates the 25th year of its signature event, “With Different Eyes: A Conference for Teachers of English […]
UCLA Parent Project: Building Bridges Between Schools and Families
The cafeteria at John Adams Elementary School in Torrance was packed, an unusual occurrence for a Friday in late July. […]
Karen Hunter Quartz: How Do You Measure a Teacher’s Worth?
An op-ed by Karen Hunter Quartz on teacher evaluations at UCLA Community School has been published in Time.com. The director […]
John McNeil: Emeritus Professor Publishes 8th Edition of Seminal Book on Curriculum
While teaching a UCLA Fiat Lux course this spring on “Issues in Transformation of Schooling,” Emeritus Professor of Education John […]
From LAUSD to Center X, retired district chief still strives to change lives through education
Sid Thompson mentors educators as a volunteer at UCLA