Education

Activists 'Shadow' University of California’s Effort To Create Jobs For Undocumented Students

Activists' appeal for collaboration has gone unanswered as the University of California drafts a plan to open up jobs to undocumented students.

A woman makes a hand drawn sign in support of campus employment for undocumented students.

There Have Been Attempts To Censor More Than 1,900 Library Book Titles So Far In 2023

Most of the scrutinized books were written by or contained subject matter about people of color or members of the LGBTQ+ community, according to research by the American Library Association.

Books sit on shelves in an elementary school library in suburban Atlanta on Aug. 18.

North Valley Military Institute Shuts Down Amid Widespread Controversy

The North Valley Military Institute voluntarily surrendered its charter and closed its doors permanently on Aug. 25, leaving nearly 800 students and 180 employees in the Los Angeles area without a place to learn and work.

A group of medics wearing camo pants simulate taking a patient into a helicopter during an NVMI Summer Camp.

California State University Trustees Approve 6% Tuition Hike

Cal State says it needs to raise tuition to make up for a funding gap.

A landscape photo of a large red and yellow block letter sign that reads "CSUDH" below the block letters a white block with black letters reads "California State University, Dominguez Hills." Bushes surround the sign at the base and behind the sign, towards the right of frame there are two palm trees.

His Parents Arrived In LA Educated, In Spanish. How Their Experience Is Shaping Community College Classes

California limits classes in foreign languages, but L.A. community colleges are expanding them as a language justice issue.

An older woman with light skin tone wearing a gray t-shirt and short brown hair stands next to a middle-age man with dark hair and a black suit. On his other side is an older man with light skin tone, gray short hair, and a gray long-sleeve shirt. They have their arms wrapped around each other and are standing in the front patio of a beige house.

How The 19th Century's 'English Only' Movement Sidelined Spanish In California, And The Legacy It Left

In a region filled with Spanish place names and Spanish speakers, the Spanish language has long been seen as “threatening," and a thing that needs to be “contained.”

An illustration of four light-skinned men circled around a cutout of California. In the middle is a quotation: "These people have some rights we ought to respect."

Judge Blocks Chino Valley Unified’s Policy Outing Trans Students To Parents

Attorney General Rob Bonta’s office pushed for the block, claiming that ongoing enforcement has already harmed LGBTQ+ students, while it sues the school district.