K–12 Educational Needs After the LA Wildfires
Sarah Bang, Director, P-12 Public School Partnerships at UCLA School of Education and Information Studies reflects on K-12 educational needs after the […]
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UCLA CalKIDS Institute and Asset Building Clinic (ABC) Share Promising Practices for Financially Empowering CA Children
Students, educators, and practitioners learned about the CalKIDS Program and research being done at ABC to support a brighter future for all of California’s children at an event on April 18.
Sid Thompson: 1931-2023
First African American LAUSD superintendent led the district through innovation, restructuring, and the wake of the 1992 L.A. unrest.
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.
Jeff Share: The Need for Critical Media Literacy
Jeff Share, lecturer in the UCLA Department of Education, was interviewed for PropWatch.org, on his 2019 book, “The Critical Media […]
New UCLA Research Digs Deeper into Social Challenges Facing Black Students in LA County to Inform COVID-19 Recovery
The UCLA Center for the Transformation of Schools today released a new report examining the relationship between educational outcomes and social, health and environmental…
One Year Ago: School’s Closure Due to COVID-19 Hasn’t Stopped Teaching, Learning or Care for Students
One year ago on Friday the 13, 2020, school campuses across the Los Angeles Unified School District closed down to […]
UCLA Pritzker Center: New Speaker Series Focuses on Child Welfare and Domestic Violence
The Pritzker Center for the Strengthening of Children and Families will present a series of talks on “Exploring Child Welfare […]
Felix Quiñónez Named 2020 LAUSD Teacher of the Year
Felix Quiñónez, an alumnus of the UCLA Principal Leadership Institute (‘06, M. Ed., Cohort 6) has been chosen as a Teacher of […]
UCLA Education Experts Look at Effect of Pandemic on L.A.’s Underserved Students
John Rogers, director of the UCLA Institute for Democracy, Education, and Access, and Pedro Noguera, director of the UCLA Center […]
Debra Duardo: LA County Superintendent of Schools Discusses Issues of Reopening
Debra Duardo (’13, EdD; ’96, MSW; ’94, BA, Women’s/Chicana Studies, Cum Laude) was recently interviewed on KPCC’s “Air Talk” on […]
Keara Williams: TEP Alumna Overcomes Students Lack of Participation
TEP alumna Keara Williams was highlighted in The Los Angeles Times for her efforts in reaching her students during the […]
From LAUSD to Center X, retired district chief still strives to change lives through education
Sid Thompson mentors educators as a volunteer at UCLA