Education

After A Challenging School Year, LGBTQ+ Educators Share Their Experiences

Protests, flag bans, and book restrictions tested teachers’ ability to create a safe space for students to learn.

A woman with light skin tone and short blonde hair smiles and waves a small red, orange, yellow, green blue, purple, pink, light blue, white, brown and black Pride flag. Her shirt is gray and reads "educating is activism."

UCLA Academic Workers Go On Strike, Growing Protest Against University Of California System

Student researchers, teaching assistants and post-docs at UCLA and UC Davis went on strike Tuesday, expanding a strike that began at UC Santa Cruz earlier in May.

Cal State Faces Extra $500 Million Budget Gap: ‘We Have To Do Less With Less’

Two major forces are at play: Gov. Gavin Newsom scaled back his promise of increased financial support for Cal State, while university officials agreed to 5% salary increases earlier this year.

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When Is A Strike Legal? And Who Gets To Decide? What's At Stake As UC Strikes Ramp Up

If a state agency says the University of California's academic workers can't stay on strike, "a whole cascade of bad things" could happen.

People holding signs that read "UAW ON STRIKE" march on a campus near a banner that says "Congrats Graduates!"

Bitty Bao's Bilingual Children's Books Bridge Cultural Gaps

Los Angeles moms Lulu Cheng and Lacey Benard bring new perspectives to children’s books that better reflect today’s multicultural kids.

Two Asian American women and four children smile and stand in front of a display of books. There are two giant plush bao buns on the table. The sign behind them reads Bitty Bao. Bitty books for bitty babes.

Hundreds Arrested And Suspended: How California Colleges Are Disciplining Faculty And Students Over Protests

Students and faculty protesting the Israel-Hamas war at universities throughout California are facing a range of consequences from arrests to suspensions and bans from campus. Meanwhile, students and faculty have also had to endure campus closures, canceled events, and classes moving online. What are the academic and legal costs of civil disobedience for California’s college protesters?

A small group of protesters hang a Palestinian flag out of a window and over a wall.

What's It Like To Cover Your Own Campus Protest? Here's What Student Journalists Told Us

Young journalists from USC, UC and Cal State campuses share their perspectives about being a student and a reporter during a historic time.

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UC Workers Plan To Strike At UCLA, UC Davis Next Week After State Denies Injunction

The union that represents academic workers across the University of California system, has called on members at UCLA and UC Davis to join its strike on Tuesday, May 28.

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UCLA Chancellor Testifies In The Congressional Hot Seat

Chancellor Gene Block testified before the Committee on Education and the Workforce Thursday along with two other university presidents.

A man with white hair wearing a blue suit and tie sits at a long table, with a microphone, two small bottled waters, a notepad, and a sign that reads "Chancellor Block" sitting in front of him. A crowd of people are sitting in chairs in the audience behind him, with several TV cameras set-up in the back of the room as well.

Donors Are A Big Deal To USC. How Does The Turmoil Around Student Protests Affect Fundraising?

Powerful donors have yet to visibly abandon USC administrators over a turbulent month.

A large group of people with their backs mostly towards the camera stand in front of USC's Tommy Trojan statue. A red brick building with beige windows is visible in the background.

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