UCLA Ed & IS Addresses Issues of Race, Justice and Opportunity at AERA 24
In setting the theme for the 2024 annual meeting of the American Education Research Association (AERA), UCLA Professor of Education […]
Leyda Garcia
Leyda Garcia Joins UCLA Center for Community Schooling
Former principal of UCLA Community School and PLI alumna to serve as the Center’s associate director for professional learning.
UCLA Community School Principal Receives IEL Educator Leadership Award
Leyda Garcia, principal of the UCLA Community School in Los Angeles, has been named the recipient of the 2022 Educator […]
UCLA Community School Students Conduct Research on Life in the Pandemic
An article on “Finding our voices, and our research skills, during the pandemic,” written by UCLA Community School high school […]
UCLA Center for Community Schooling: Appreciating Teachers’ Vision
The May issue of the UCLA Center for Community Schooling Newsletter features articles on innovative and socially just research and […]
Community Heroes: José Perez and the RFK Cafeteria Team
Every morning since schools closed on March 13, José and his team have arrived at the RFK Community Schools before […]
UCLA Community Schools Step Up to Help in COVID-19 Crisis
With the COVID-19 pandemic forcing the closure of schools across Los Angeles and the nation, the UCLA Community Schools at […]
Finding Success with Immigrant Students at UCLA Community School
“Migration,” says Marcelo Suárez-Orozco, “is as old as Homo sapiens, it is an ancient and shared condition of our humanity.” […]
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 […]
UCLA Community School Celebrates 90 Percent Increase in College-Bound From Pico-Union-Koreatown
Before UCLA partnered with the Los Angeles Unified School District to open UCLA Community School in 2009, only a third […]
UCLA Community School’s 2nd Annual Art Auction Raises Funds for College-bound Seniors
Grace Maddox, the art teacher at UCLA Community School, recalls a letter that she received from a former student. “She […]