UCLA researchers use stem cells to engineer cells that attack human tumors in mice.
UCLA biologist Blaire Van Valkenburgh links an increase in fractured teeth to a dwindling supply of prey.
Endowment is named for Dr. Paul Torrens, longtime professor at Fielding School of Public Health.
‘Founders to Futurists’ commemorates first message sent over Arpanet from UCLA and looks at emerging issues.
The two-year award will be presented every other year to a junior in the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music.
As the paper of record for those who want to privatize our education system, they endorse a candidate with no “insightful or original” ideas
With an overwhelming victory in the primary election, Jackie Goldberg has earned the right to be seated on the LAUSD Board of Education.
Only Jackie Goldberg has the experience and chutzpah to fix the mess that Ref Rodriguez created for LAUSD Board District 5.
With the District facing a period of impending chaos, including a possible teacher strike, every stakeholder deserves a voice.
It is not enough to find violations and quietly make them go away. The charter industry must be held accountable for bad practices.
We the people need to stand up to the legalized bribery that corrupts our democracy from our school boards to the White House.
Not caring about the students of District 5, the LAUSD’s Broad Block calls on Ref Rodriguez to take a leave of absence instead of resigning.
Oxy offering two 4-year scholarships for Fall 2018, in honor of the former president who attended the school. Interested? ...
Alliance Charters makes an end-run against the rules prohibiting them from requiring volunteer hours and breaks another law in the process.
Despite tearful testimony from parents, the Board of Education voted to shut an Eagle Rock charter schools under investigation: BREAKING.
Next year, LAUSD students will get three-week winter breaks and a start date in mid-August.
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Southern California will give out $233,000 to deserving high school students with a 2.7 G.P.A. or higher.
Students in Los Angeles will start the school year in early September instead of mid-August.
Parents, overestimating how "chill" other parents are about alcohol, fall prey to peer pressure, affecting how much their own kids drink.
You already know school started Aug. 16. So, when is the last day (and all the breaks in between)?
It's time for the kids to go back to school across the Southland. With summer temperatures, remember to keep kids cool and hydrated.
The Los Angeles school board approved a teachers' contract including class-size reductions, new elective classes, and salary increases.
Dozens of students had filed federal complaints that college administrators had fostered a hostile environment for victims of sexual assault
The proposed contract includes 10.5 percent pay raises over three years.
Under the proposal, faculty would receive raises in June, July and again in 2017, along with other boosts.
In its latest sex abuse settlement, the Los Angeles Unified School District agreed to pay out $88 million to 30 elementary school victims.
Students allege Benjamin Franklin High's former football coach abused them while the district followed a pattern of turning a blind eye.
The Los Angeles City Council voted 14-0 to back a state bill to boost spending on after-school programs by $73.6.
The largest study of its kind, a new study on campus rape underscores the challenges facing American Universities.
The union claimed over the last 10 years more than half of all CSU faculty has been hired into temporary positions with lower pay.
L.A. Unified School District's 'Now Matters Later' campaign details the consequences of sexting; will affect grades 6-12 district wide.
Stanford study suggests that today's ice sheets may be more resilient to increased carbon dioxide levels than previously thought.
With the California Mission's founder about to be named a saint, the church plans to be more sensitive to the heartache natives suffered.
Some preventative and treatment steps to take.
Several schools throughout California earned top scores for cutting edge research, community service, and graduating low-income students.
Lunches to pack, sharing the road with school buses, prescription glasses--there’s a lot to absorb! We’ve gathered the resources for you.
Deals abound, with one store offering a complete set of glasses--lenses and frames--for just $29.
Remember--kids can trade or toss stuff they don't like, so make sure your children actually like the food you're sending to school.
Drivers should be extra cautious of kids and obey speed limits--police are expected to be out in force around schools.
Children are heading back-to-school across California, so in your own neighborhood and where you commute to work--be safe!