Education

Cal State Undergraduate Workers Vote To Unionize

Some 20,000 student assistants across the CSU system have joined SEIU.

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UTLA Suspends Support For LAUSD Board Candidate Following Revelations Over Social Media Activity

Los Angeles Unified School District Board candidate Kahllid Al-Alim apologized earlier this week for pre-campaign social media posts that endorsed assigning antisemitic literature to students, and for liking “graphic content.”

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LAUSD School Board Candidate Rescinds Post Endorsing Antisemitic Book

Kahllid Al-Alim, running in Board District 1, apologized Monday for pre-campaign social media posts. The controversy could scramble the district’s most crowded school board race.

Advocates Warn Against Cutting Housing Subsidy For Former Foster Youth

Funding reductions would effectively eliminate housing support program.

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Thousands Of Californians Got A Shot At Better Careers Through This Program. Is It Working?

State officials want to prepare more Californians for good jobs — those that pay a stable, living wage and offer other benefits, such as a pathway for promotions. The state has spent roughly $370 million on these workforce programs, but the results are mixed.

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Student Loan Balances Wiped For The First Batch Of Borrowers In Biden's SAVE Plan

"It's moral hazard if you're only doing debt relief, but I believe we're balancing it out with accountability on colleges," says Education Secretary Miguel Cardona.

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Raising Children In LA Is Expensive. Here’s How A Bigger Child Tax Credit Would Help

If the U.S. Senate passes a bill to expand the Child Tax Credit, more than 2 million children in California could benefit.

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CSU Faculty Vote To Accept Deal For Increased Pay, Benefits

The union had reached a deal in late January after being on strike for one day. As details of that agreement slowly emerged, many members urged leaders to go back to the bargaining table.

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Setting Aside Local Control, Legislation Would Mandate How To Teach Reading In California

Pointing to dismal test scores, veteran lawmaker and a coalition of advocacy groups introduce AB 2222.

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Students Panic After New Financial Aid Application Blocks Them: ‘I Don’t Know Who To Call’

When parents without Social Security numbers try to fill out the aid application on behalf of their children, they are blocked from continuing.

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