UCLA Civil Rights Project Study: Increased Immigration Essential
Without a proactive immigration strategy, the U.S. risks severe labor shortages and long-term declines in productivity and economic vitality. Amid the […]
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UCLA’s Patricia Gándara Honored with Mexico’s Ohtli Award
Prestigious award recognizes those who have set a path for others, benefitting Mexican citizens and culture. Gándara’s contributions have furthered […]
UCLA Brief Sheds Light on Immigration Enforcement’s Impact on Latinx Students
Research collaboration underscores harm to students’ academic outcomes
UCLA Civil Rights Project Decries Supreme Court Ruling on Affirmative Action
“A Day of Shame for the Nation”
Bilingual Education Is America’s Future
New report published by the UCLA Civil Rights Project makes the case for bilingual education as the standard of instruction
UCLA Civil Rights Project Analysis Reconsiders Role of Testing in College Admissions
With the Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action looming, a new paper asks whether merit should be determined by test scores and other achievement metrics
UCLA CRP Study Urges Expansion of California’s Community College Baccalaureate Degree Programs
Researchers say CA Master Plan is obsolete, structural changes to increase degree production and intense focus on racial equity are needed
UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Award Funds “Schools Under Siege” Research
LPPI Grant will further study of impact of immigration enforcement on educational attainment of Latino students
Walter Allen, Patricia Gándara Named to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
UCLA School of Education and Information Studies faculty members Walter Allen and Patricia Gandara have been named to the American […]
Thirteen UCLA Education Faculty Make Ed Week’s List of Most Influential Scholars
Wide range of expertise showcases socially-just educational research and practice.
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.” […]
Expertise at UCLA Education Looks at the LAUSD Teachers’ Strike
The recent teachers’ strike in the Los Angeles Unified School District made national news and had a significant impact on […]
A New Conversation About Charter Schools in Los Angeles
In recent years, schools and educators in Los Angeles, as well as those across California and the nation, have found […]
Patricia Gándara: Immigration Crackdowns Harming Children’s Academic Performance, Attendance, and Behavior
Patricia Gándara, co-director of the UCLA Civil Rights Project/Proyecto Derechos Civiles at UCLA, is the lead author of a survey […]
Ten Ed&IS professors make Ed Week’s list of influential scholars
UCLA Education’s commitment to educational access is nationally recognized in faculty’s work The annual Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings by Education Week lists 10 UCLA faculty, […]
UC Researchers Join with Education Colleagues in Mexico to Learn about the “Students We Share”
The United States and Mexico share hundreds of thousands of students, but their educational needs too often go unmet and […]
UCLA Education Co-Hosts Conference on Issues in Dual Language Education
UCLA Professor of Education Alison Bailey and Susan Jain, director of the Confucius Institute at UCLA, presented a conference on […]
Patricia Gándara: New Book Highlights Advantages of Bilingualism
In her new book, “The Bilingual Advantage: Language, Literacy and the U.S. Labor Market,” (With R. M. Callahan. Bristol: Multilingual […]