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LAUSD Will Expand Coronavirus Vaccine Access, But Not Mandate, To Younger Kids Following CDC Approval

The district’s mobile vaccination teams will provide the vaccine to 5-11 year old children starting Nov. 8 with school-based clinics to follow later in the month.

A principal holding a walkie-talkie reaches toward a child who's seated at a desk wearing a facemask that's not currently covering his nose.

Prep Your College Application For UC, CSU And More: What To Do With Essays, GPAs And That 'Optional' SAT Score

Some aspects of applying for college are (sort of) back to normal. Others may be forever changed. This is what you need to know about applying to college in 2021.

Three students look at laptops at the Downtown Magnets High School college center, in a room lined with college pennants and computer monitors. Two of the three students sit at a wooden desk, one wearing a t-shirt and one wearing a gray hoodie. The third student is standing and eating a blue sweatshirt. Counselor Lynda McGee is in the background sitting at her desk. Everyone is wearing a facemask.

A Haunted House Returns To The Eastside, And The Students In Charge Are (Serial) Killing It

Students at the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts have been putting blood, sweat and tears into reviving a chilling Halloween event — emphasis on blood.

A student lies in a bed pretending to be a murder victim. She wears blood-stained robes in a dark room with only one lantern hanging above her for light.

Access To A College Degree Is On The Rise In Prisons. What This Means For Incarcerated Students

The number of higher education programs based in state prisons is growing. Graduates say that the programs offer opportunities for emotional growth and help them build stronger interpersonal relationships.

Early Childhood Apprenticeships Build A Skilled Workforce, But Where’s The Pay?

Families can’t pay more for child care. Advocates say until the local, state and federal government intervene early education will remain one fo the lowest paid professions in the country.

An educator in a purple sweater and a patterned facemask sits on a white carpet reading a storybook to two young children, both wearing facemasks, one in a blue polka dot dress and the other in a red sweater with bright pink pants.

How Will Los Angeles Unified Get Seniors To Apply For Financial Aid?

It's going to have to be “all hands on deck,” one school board leader says.

A Look At The Groups Supporting School Board Protesters Nationwide

These protesters are opposed to mask policies. Vaccine mandates. LGBTQ rights. Sex education. Removing police from schools, and more.

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Riverside Teacher Placed On Leave For Mimicking Native American Culture In 'Offensive' Viral Video

A teacher with the Riverside Unified School District has been placed on leave after a video went viral this week showing the instructor dancing around a classroom, allegedly "war whooping" and wearing a headband that mimics Native American dress.

An illustration of several adults reading books. Around them float the phonemes that form the word dyslexia.

Apprenticeship: What Is it? How Do I Find One?

California is working to expand apprenticeships in areas where the "earn and learn" model hasn't historically been common, like IT and health care.

Culinary apprentice Nicole Rios, in a white chef's outfit with a black facemask, stands in a kitchen cutting a piece of rosemary on a blue cutting board next to a pile of shrimp skewered on rosemary twigs while another chef grills vegetables nearby.

Bilingual Independent Study: How One California District Is Making It Work

Montebello Unified is offering bilingual classes to independent study students.

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