Since charter schools receive public funds, they need to serve all students, not just the ones that are college-bound.
Corinthian Schools filed for bankruptcy after several state attorney generals called for student debt relief, citing predatory practices.
The Los Angeles Board of Education has authorized its attorneys to explore a possible lawsuit against the technology giant.
The University of Southern California Marshall School of Business created an online MBA program focusing on emerging online business topics.
He's now charged in the death of a Foothill Freeway killing.
LAUSD officials decline to comment on a lawsuit, alleging a 7th grade teacher used epithets during history class at Paul Revere Charter.
I ask State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson to rescind his endorsement of the One System Report on Special Education.
The Board of Education voted to suspend the Academic Performance Index and to evaluate alternatives for measuring school performance.
Was the Los Angeles Times criticism of Bennett Kayser based on his failure to debate or their adherence to ideological purity?
Tau Kappa Epsilon is the latest fraternity to be suspended from Cal State Northridge amid a crackdown on hazing following a teen's death.
Students from outside the school's local area will face tougher academic admission standards to reduce enrollment over the next four years.
Mailing by the California Charter Schools Association ignores my endorsement by the North Valley Democratic Club.
The LAUSD Board approved a policy allowing its attorneys to help students, who came to the U.S. without their parents to, fight deportation.
Starting in 2017 all incoming UC students will have to be vaccinated against measles and a variety of other diseases.
The man who oversees L.A. Unified’s $354 million food program denies allegations of wrongdoing lobbed by the Office of the Inspector General
Despite the lower vaccination rates among affluent communities, there has been no sign of measles in LAUSD schools.
Inviting only the incumbent to speak at a meeting paid for with city funds does not fulfill the mission of increasing civic participation.
About 70,000 cases of melanoma are diagnosed annually in the United States, and about 8,000 of those people eventually die of the disease.
If Tamar Galatzan really wants “parents to get involved in their child’s education,” shouldn’t she welcome the community’s input?
Powerful and controversial former school board President Caprice Young takes helm at cash-strapped Magnolia Public Schools.
We already know that MiSiS is harmful to our children’s education and the taxpayers’ wallets.Is it also jeopardizing the health of children?
The parents, teachers, staff and administrators of local school communities must be empowered if change is going to be brought to the LAUSD
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Southern California is offering $338,000 in college scholarships.
Some of the nation's largest school districts jointly banned meals with chicken fed animal byproducts, antibiotics or raised inhumanely.
Tamar Galatzan says our schools are holding fundraisers to buy toilet paper because the Board is sending too much money to Title I schools.
How can we entrust the district to protect our children when they blame the victim in a case of sexual molestation?
They lag behind the state averages in fitness.
Students have had trouble getting transcripts, and being able to enroll in classes they need.
Cortines’ contract with the district calls for him to receive an annual salary of $300,000, which is $50,000 less than John Deasy’s salary.
He will remain with the district on “special assignment” until Dec. 31.
The school board authorized its lawyers several weeks ago to begin negotiating a separation agreement with lawyers for John Deasy.
The goal is to diminish the "digital divide."
The school board has given authority to its attorneys to discuss terms of a possible departure, the Los Angeles Times says.
The Los Angeles Department of Transportation hopes to institutionalize the habit of walking and biking.
After canceling the $1billion iPad program, John Deasy has come under increasing scrutiny from the teachers' union and board members.
A review found that the school district lacked an effective tracking system -- and that losses could be even higher as a result.
Here are several important facts you should know about education tax credits, courtesy of the Internal Revenue Service.
The announcement ends a sometimes-tumultuous program that was plagued by difficulties since its rollout.
Crossing Guards flood the Los Angeles City Council chambers to express concern about a staffing shortage.
Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Unified School District has not settled contract negotiations with teachers.