Education

Facing teacher shortage, UC Riverside launches new residency program

Candidates will get free tuition, a mentor and a stipend.

LAUSD aims to ease childcare and other burdens of employee parents

Educators say a major challenge they face is a lack of access to paid family leave, which will require a solution that extends beyond the district.

Two children play in a classroom. A girl with pigtails reaches her hands into a tub of water and yellow plastic boats. A boy with a red shirt squishes sand in a blue tub.

‘Psychological first aid’: How volunteers helped students recover after LA fires

More than 100 volunteers helped provide “psychological first aid” to students in the Pasadena Unified School District following the Eaton fire.

The words "loma alta school" and the number "3544" are engraved into a concrete wall. On a small hillside behind a wall are burned trees and a sign that reads "Oak Knoll Montessori School."

The future of student loan repayment, explained

A Republican overhaul would reduce borrowers' repayments options from several plans to just two.

More, but not enough, Californians are accessing free money for college, career development

CalKIDS, the state program that deposits at least $500 into savings accounts for eligible students, has overcome some of the challenges affecting its awareness and access.

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What’s California doing to make college more affordable?

Advocates want to improve access to grants, loans, scholarships and work study opportunities.

Diverse students walk on a concrete walkway with a glass pyramid in the background.

Head Start gets a reprieve from Trump budget cuts, but the fight isn’t over

After President Donald Trump’s early budget eliminated the Head Start program, advocates led a nationwide lobbying effort to save it.

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A shush-free space at LA library’s new sensory room

The Harbor City-Harbor Gateway branch of the Los Angeles Public Library opened a new space designed with neurodiverse families in mind.

A large blue rug with images of kelp and fish covers the floor. There are several black bean bag chairs. The windows are covered with a prismatic film that filters the softens the sunlight. There are puffy white clouds hanging from the ceiling and bubbles fill a long tube-shaped lamp in the corner.

I have federal student debt. What Trump administration changes affect me?

College affordability experts weigh in on how to protect yourself from mismanagement and stay on track toward cancellation.

Two students in a breezeway lined with columns. One student is seen walking from behind, wearing a white tshirt and black backpack. Another student is looking down at a cellphone wearing a black backpack, dark long sleeve top and jeans.

The sound of music returns to students traumatized by the Eaton Fire

For arts students who lost so much as fires swept through the Los Angeles area in January, a new musical instrument is a big step back toward normalcy.

Six students wearing white shirts, black ties, and black pants, are all playing saxophones while reading sheet music.

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