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California High School Graduation Rate Improves In Post-COVID Rebound

Statewide, the new graduation rate represents an increase of more than 3 percentage points over the prior year, and follows a string of small declines during the COVID-19 pandemic.

During the commencement ceremony at Belmont High School, an L.A. Unified School District campus near downtown, a graduating senior wears green robes and a mortarboard decorated with the words: "I wanted to give up but then I remembered who I was." She's standing on a football field next to other graduating students who are assembled at socially-distanced folding chairs.

As UC Strike Enters Second Month, Grad Workers Risk Arrest Pushing For Raises

Graduate student workers participating in the strike from the UC system have escalated protests to include more acts of civil disobedience.

At Holocaust Museum LA, A Timeless Lesson That Schools Don't Always Teach

This museum helps students explore the connections between prejudice, anti-Semitism and the murder of more than six million Jewish people and so many others.

A group of Black and brown students stand with their backs to a glass display case that shows a miniature-scale concentration camp. The students wear red shirts, and are listening to a woman talk in front of large displays of people.

LAUSD Board Swears In New Member Rocío Rivas: 'We Have To Invest In Our Children'

Rivas' win capped a triumphant election season for allies of L.A.'s powerful teachers union, who now hold a solid majority on the board.

A brown-skinned woman wearing a red dress clutches a tissue in one hand and smiles as she accepts a nameplate that reads "Dr. Rocio Rivas, Board Member."

A Rocky Rollout For New ASL Bilingual Program In LA

LAUSD decided to launch a bilingual ASL and speech program for young deaf children. Several months into the school year, the policy's implementation is riddled with confusion.

A deaf mother of a hearing daughter supports a proposal to overhaul education for deaf and hard of hearing students in the Los Angeles Unified School District. Supporters of the proposal rally outside Los Angeles Unified School District Headquarters earlier this year in Los Angeles.

UC Student Workers Agree To Mediation To Resolve Month-Long Strike

Negotiators for the University of California system said they would no longer offer new proposals in their bargaining discussions with the unions representing student workers.

A large group of students walks along an outdoor path and carries signs protesting UCLA. In the foreground is a sign that says "strike shift check-in."

Assignments Ungraded, Finals Canceled: UC Strike Leaves Undergrads Frustrated With University

Undergraduates say the strike by academic workers has caused canceled finals and ungraded assignments.

UCLA student with glasses in front of red brick building.

Students Fear Losing Aid As Grades Are Withheld During Strike

UC faculty have pledged to withhold more than 30,000 grades this fall in solidarity with striking graduate workers. That could have implications for undergraduates who need certain grade point averages to keep their financial aid.

Protesters strike in front of a Neuroscience and Genetics research building. There is a group of around 50 people striking. They are holding blue and white signs that read "UAW ON STRIKE. UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICE." The group is standing on a wide sidewalk near a tree on a cloudy day.

15 Of Our Favorite Picture Books For Curious Kids, By LA Authors

Prowl with P-22, trace the life of a famed Black architect, Paul R. Williams, and meet a flower-spouting monster. There’s an illustrated story for readers of all kinds.

LA Schools Grapple With Ban On Nearby Homeless Encampments

Parents are divided over the ban.

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