Got motivation, kids? The Chivas USA pro soccer team and the Orange County Gang Reduction and Intervention Partnership (GRIP) are hoping the promise of free tickets to see a game is enough to keep a few school-aged kids out of ganglife. more ›

For many children, a chance to do some artwork, make some music, or get up on a stage is the highlight of their school day, and a opportunity to learn lessons in a creative way. But the Los Angeles Unified School District is looking to take that away from their elementary school students, with a proposal of "total elimination of its elementary school arts education program." more ›

A man who is accused of blindfolding his students, putting hissing cockroaches on their faces and spoonfeeding them his own semen appeared in court today. His arraignment was delayed until February 21, and his bail was raised from $2.3 million to $23 million. more ›

It's not every day that you come across a story so vile that it's difficult to write, but here we go: a South L.A. elementary school teacher is being accused of binding and gagging students, covering them with roaches, and possibly feeding some of them his semen from a spoon. more ›

Back when we were seventh graders, we battled our enemies with clever name-calling, by stomping our feet on the ground and in rare cases, maybe a little hair-pulling. Students at Samuel Gompers Middle School in South L.A. have lowered their brawls to a darker level, resorting to knives and guns as weapons. more ›

Four Riverside and Norco teenagers have been arrested on suspicion of stealing nine goats from a Riverside high school. The animals were heisted from Norte Vista High School's agriculture students. Police were able to recover seven of the nine goats. more ›

To help get some Los Angeles-area kids familiar with fruit and how it grows, San Diego-based Stretch Island Fruit Co. brought their "Fruit Tree 101" program up north earlier this week to help get over 70 fruit trees planted on campuses. more ›

David Leslie Murtishaw, convicted and sentenced to death for the 1978 murders of three University of Southern California film students, was found dead in his cell at San Quentin State Prison late last night. Murtishaw, 54, died of natural causes, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. more ›

Local fifth grade photography students are putting their creative skills to good use this November and December, using their art to benefit the environment. The G2 Gallery's Jared Nigro joined forces with Todd Lesner's class at Westminster Avenue Elementary School in Venice to teach Lesner's students the art of the lens. more ›

A student film production at a Hollywood liquor store on Monday night was a bit too realistic for one resident, who dialed 9-1-1 around 11:20pm and reported a robbery in progress. The LAPD responded to the scene of the "heist" on the 3300 block of Barham Avenue with several patrol units and began removing the "criminals" from House of Ambrose liquor store. more ›

On the heels of National Bank Transfer Day, more than 10,000 college and university students, in conjunction with the ReFund California Coalition, will keep the heat on big banks. Rallies and marches are slated at 13 California college campuses this week to make banks pay to end cuts to higher education. more ›

While we love Santee High School's culinary students because they can rock a chile relleno stuffed with corn, beans and squash for the likes of Artisanal LA, but this week they have been rocking the same high school/high end cuisine for the venue known as Occupy LA. more ›

We love our smart phones. This is a no-brainer. HackCollege zeroed in on students and released an infographic detailing just how smitten they are by their mobile devices. The "Generation Mobile" infographic pairs stylish design with intriguing facts and reveals just how often students are texting, calling, cuddling with and paying for their phones. more ›

Over 40 high school and middle students from South L.A., Compton and Inglewood visited Occupy L.A. on Saturday to gain a hands-on lesson on the growing global movement and the unbalanced economy. Organized by Good Jobs L.A., the event encouraged student participants to interview activists, engage in music and dance activities, stencil arm bands and craft their own protest signs. more ›

Visiting Occupy L.A. has become a common activity for curious locals, comedians, radio show hosts and celebrities. Today tent city will welcome students to its temporary domicile on City Hall's lawn to school them on the growing global movement. more ›

Two events have kept local students out of classes on this hot, hot day while authorities investigate threats to their respective campuses. In both cases, all the children are safe. In one case, a missing Navy corpsman whose writings suggested explosives planted at an OC high school, is in custody at Camp Pendleton. more ›

It wasn't his policy, and he doesn't really like it: Los Angeles Unified School District John Deasy is sending the district's lame new less-homework policy to detention until it can shape up and be better for their students. The LAUSD's controversial homework policy went into effect this summer, and mandates that homework represent no more than 10% of a student's total grade. more ›

If you thought you heard a loud cheer in youthful voices erupt across the city this morning, well, it's because the Los Angeles Unified School District has just put in place a new policy that limits homework to just 10% of a student's grade. more ›

State requirements in California dictate that middle and high school kids get 400 minutes of exercise at school per ten days. But even with those requirements in place, public school students aren't exercising -- a UCLA study has found that less than two-thirds of students in public schools participate in physical education classes in school. more ›

Three male students were cited for felony vandalism and suspended from school after admitting their involvement in creating racist graffiti that was spotted last weekend on the grounds of Calabasas High School. While the trio of all 11th graders could face criminal charges, they will not face hate-crime charges related to the incident, according to officials who say the teenagers did not target a specific group. more ›

Hey, LA design community! Get out your planner, or launch your fancy calendar apps, and take note of some great design industry events happening around town for the last two weeks of April. As usual, if you have an event to share, post it in the comments to maximize the direct proportionality of the more truly being the merrier. more ›

Teenagers in Ventura County have gotten their hands on hash candy bars, and are making themselves sick by eating them and handing them out to unsuspecting teachers. KTLA reports that one student ate a chocolate Hubby's Edible Bar, then collapsed and had to be taken to the hospital, and another student gave part of a bar to a teacher, who also became ill after eating it (thinking it was a regular candy bar). The bars are being sold, according to the Ventura County DA's office, around LA and Ventura. more ›

Alexandra Wallace, a third-year Political Science student at UCLA, says she has received death threats since a video rant about Asian students using their phones inside the library went viral in recent days. "Wallace contacted university police early Sunday evening after receiving numerous threats via e-mail and phone," UCPD spokeswoman Nancy Greenstein told the Daily Bruin. more ›

Chef Joachim Splichal of Patina has been the mentor for many chefs in Los Angeles, and is poised to expand his influence through a new partnership with the culinary program at the LAUSD's Santee Education Complex, a local high school, and South LA's A Place Called Home, a youth social service center. Patina will select apprentices for the program, which is due to begin next month, says the Daily Dish. more ›

The public school system is tasked with educating children, but should it also be responsible for its students’ healthcare? John Deasy, the newly appointed superintendent of Los Angeles schools, believes so. Though he does not take over the schools’ top position until April, Deasy is already making big plans, including a goal of providing all uninsured elementary students with medical, dental, and vision coverage. more ›

In a move that will ideally save schools and parents money, the Metro Board voted today to approve a measure that will allow "students from public and private schools in Los Angeles County to ride Metro for free to and from school-sanctioned field trips and activities during non rush-hour periods," says Metro in an emailed release. more ›

The University of California Board of Regents could approve a tuition increase today during their scheduled meeting, according to CBS2. more ›

As part of the MyVote California program, over 105,000 school kids from elementary, middle and high schools all over the state cast mock ballots for the upcoming midterm elections. Used as a hands-on civics lesson, the kids were able to have their say in the races for the Governorship, the Senate, and on the ballot propositions. more ›

As the new school day begins at Roosevelt High School, officials are speaking out about yesterday's deadly accident involving a LAUSD school bus. more ›

For those who are less concerned with international academic rankings comes a list of American universities based on the definitive extra-curricular activity: Drinking. The college bar is an institutional concept, and Complex.com has done their homework and come up with their list of the 50 Best College Bars in America. So did they have any love for SoCal? more ›