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UC's Rank-And-File Student Workers Have Mixed Opinions About First Deal To Emerge From Strike

Some members welcome salary increases, child care benefits, and other gains but others say the union fell short of what it promised.

A man and a woman both hold their fists up during a workers strike at UC Irvine

‘Hyper-Partisanship’ Is Making It A Lot Harder To Run Public Schools, New UC Research Finds

In politically divided communities, principals report that schools themselves are becoming partisan battlegrounds.

A fence with campaign posters hanging from it, most prominently: for Richard Ingle for PYLUSD school board and one that says "Carrie Buck Voted For Critical Race Theory. Vote Her Out."

UC System Reaches Tentative Deal With Academic Researchers, While Bargaining Continues For Other Unions On Strike

The tentative agreement must be approved by union members, and two other unions remain on strike.

Many students are gathered outside with signs that say "On Strike! Unfair Labor Practice!"

Cal Poly SLO Enrolls The Lowest Rate Of Black Students Among All The State’s Public Universities

Last fall, 1.6% of Cal Poly's freshman applicants were Black; by comparison, about 4% of California's public high school graduates were Black and college-ready in 2021.

A Black student stands in an open doorway facing a classroom with their back turned. They are wearing a light grey sweatshirt and an earthy green backpack, and they have long, dark braided hair. The open door is covered in posters that say things like "Black Space" and "You will not be erased." A couple of students are sitting in office chairs in the classroom. A water bottle refill along with a round table are in the room next to the classroom, on the other side of the open door.

LAUSD’s Stunning Reading Score: Illusion, Real Or Something In Between?

It's tempting to overstate causes for a one-year rebound after previous decline.

A teacher with her hands on her hips, wearing a brown puffer jacket and dark red pants stands in front of an elementary school classroom. Everyone is masked, and four elementary-aged students are in view. There are two female students and two male students. Three of them are sitting at their desks, and a fourth is standing while rummaging through her backpack on the desk. The classroom has a wall full of wooden cabinets. The other wall shown has a white board filled with colorful signs and activities. There are small desks, each with one chair for one student.

As The University Of California Strike Drags On, Many Students Don't Have Good Options

A large proportion of the UC workers on strike work in scientific laboratories seeking advances that would help many people. Some of those workers have walked off the job.

Man crouches to pick up strike signs that say, UAW, on strike, unfair labor practice.

Teachers Union Allies Are Back In Control Of The LAUSD Board. Here’s What That Might Mean

Victories for Rocío Rivas and Kelly Gonez strengthen United Teachers Los Angeles' political position at a crucial moment for the union.

Four women pose and smile for a photograph on an outdoor patio at nighttime. On the left of the photo, a woman dressed in a sweatshirt that says "Black Lives Matter At School" wears a facemask. One brown-skinned woman with curly dark-brown hair in the middle of the group — school board candidate Rocio Rivas — smiles in a black-and-white dress. A woman on the right side of the photo raises a fist and smiles.

Are California’s Hispanic Serving Institutions Living Up To Their Name?

California has more Hispanic Serving Institutions among its colleges than any other state. But how well are they serving Latino students?

A female brown-haired college student walks by a mural on campus. She is wearing dark jeans, a black sweatshirt, and a black backpack. The mural depicts famous activists and perceived movement.

University Of California Teaching Assistants Leave Classes. Students: Meh

Thousands of unionized teaching assistants and other University of California workers cancel classes for strike, but lots of students don’t feel the impact.

Where Oscar Gomez Died, Students Have Created An Altar And Vigil For The Anniversary Of The Chicano Activist's Death

The altar and the vigil signal a desire to learn more about the activism of students like them nearly 30 years ago.

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Detail of the altar, eagle feathers behind a black and white photo of two young men, one with a black beanie that says Xicano, the other with his fist raised.

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