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?”
Knowledge that Matters
New Book Co-Edited by Gary Orfield Shines Light on Civil Rights and Higher Education
The volume includes a look at college access and affordability, the Supreme Court’s challenge to a half century of affirmative action.
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.
Campaign to Ban “Critical Race Theory” and Restrict Teaching about Race and Diversity Impacts One-Third of U.S. Students Through Local District Conflicts, Controversies, Actions
New study by researchers at UCLA and UC. San Diego details purposeful, interconnected effort to divide communities and restrict K12 teaching and learning about race and diversity. Campaign fosters intimidation and fear among educators trying to support students. Conservative media is a key driver
Spencer Foundation Grant Funds UCLA SEIS Study of Dual Language Immersion Opportunities
Associate Professor Lucrecia Santibañez and colleagues will plumb potential of dual language immersion programs to further equitable learning opportunities.
PACE Research Brief Reports College Affordability is a high priority for California Voters
PhD Student Grace Hae Rim Shin and Professor Cecilia Rios-Aguilar of UCLA join with UC Davis Researchers in analysis of PACE/Rossier poll on higher education issues
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.
Student Podcast Highlighted in New Community Schooling Research Journal
Students share views on returning to school in a time of uncertainty
New Study Looks at the Impact of Screen Free Zones in College Classrooms
UCLA SEIS Graduate Students Laura Rhinehart and Salvador R. Vazquez join with UCLA Psychology Professor Patricia M. Greenfield in new study with implications for student performance and instructor evaluations.
Do Politics in Our Democracy Prevent Schooling for Our Democracy?
In tense political times for public schools, new study by researchers at UCLA and UC Riverside raises concerns for civic learning and democracy.
Eddie R. Cole Named Recipient of the 2021 Outstanding Book Award by the Association for the Study of Higher Education
Award honors Cole’s book, “The Campus Color Line: College Presidents and the Struggle for Black Freedom.”
UCLA internet studies and race scholar Safiya Noble awarded MacArthur Fellowship
Noble, who joins 13 other UCLA ‘genius grant’ recipients, is set to launch a nonprofit that encourages women leaders.
The Strategies of Resistance
An excerpt from Daniel G. Solórzano and Lindsay Pérez Huber’s book Racial Microaggressions: Using Critical Race Theory to Respond to Everyday Racism that analyzes how microaffirmations within Communities of Color reclaim the dignity and humanity that everyday racism takes away.
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”
A silent revolution? Why this? Why now?
Commentary: Knowledge That Matters
One Year Ago, One Year Later: Teachers Talk About Challenges, Progress and Commitment Amid the Pandemic
How four LA teachers came up with strategies to keep their students engaged and supported while their own lives were upended.
Voices from the Field: The Impact of COVID-19 on Early Career Scholars and Doctoral Students
A new study examines how the pandemic affected scholarly research and early education careers of those who were suddenly at a precipice of funding shortages or program cuts.
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.
What’s Next? How Digital Media Shapes Our Society
A summary of Professor Leah A. Lievrouw’s most recent book, which explores the rapidly changing role communication plays at the center of human experience and endeavor.
In memoriam, Mike Rose, 77, UCLA professor who chronicled the power of learning
Rose pushed colleagues to write about and share their ideas beyond academia
A Proud Bruin on the East Coast Passes
Juan Silvio Lopez was instrumental in founding of Northeast Region Office of UCLA Center X
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.