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Mental Health Hotline Numbers Would Appear On California College Student ID Cards If Bill Passes

Student-written bills aim to boost California college students' wellness and civic engagement.

Students walk on a path at Foothill College.

Plans Stall For A Vaccine Requirement In California’s K-12 Schools For Students

That means any statewide rule will not be in effect any earlier than July 2023.

A sign hanging on metal fencing points the way to a vaccination site inside a LA Unified school campus.

CSU Faculty Members Say New Contract Came With Broken Promises

Some faculty from Cal State Domínguez Hills say their promised back pay falls short and bonuses are missing.

A woman and a man, both clad in red with red masks that say "rights, respect, justice," stand outside a building. The woman holds a sign that reads "2% is too tiny."

Senators Call For Probe Into Student Loan Program After NPR Unearthed Major Problems

Lawmakers are calling for an investigation two weeks after an NPR report found a student loan program designed to help low-income borrowers wasn't living up to its promise.

Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio is one of three lawmakers calling for changes after an NPR investigation found mismanagement of income-driven repayment (IDR) plans for student loans.

Is Graduation Regalia Priceless Or Just Overpriced?

How accessible are caps, gowns, stoles, hoods and tams? It all depends on where you study.

UC Considers Imposing Criteria For California’s High School Ethnic Studies Classes

Requirements would bypass local districts' authority to choose what should be taught

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.

So You Want To Teach Asian American History? These Educators Are Here To Help

To fight racism, a growing number of Asian American educators are writing curriculum and offering training.

An Asian American woman with ombre dyed hair and wearing a jean jacket stands before a white board onto which a black-and-white photo of Japanese American schoolchildren has been projected.

California Public School Enrollment Drops Below 6 Million Mark

According to new data from the California Department of Education, enrollment continues to drop at faster rates than before the pandemic.

This image is of a blue doorway into the Micheltorena Street School in Silver Lake.

California Considers Guaranteed Income For Homeless Students So ‘Sticker Shock’ Doesn’t Keep Them From College

A bill in Sacramento would entitle homeless high school seniors to several cash payments between April and August 2023.

'That Gave Me Hope': LAUSD Students Reflect On Ketanji Brown Jackson's Supreme Court Confirmation

The students spoke one day after the U.S. Senate voted 53-47 to elevate Brown Jackson to the High Court.

Four students sit at long tables lined with black tablecloths and gaze toward a screen that's out of frame behind the photographer. They have serious expressions on their faces. A television news camera points over the photographer's head in the direction of the screen.

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