Education

Orange County District Pioneers New Korean American Studies Course For High School

A surge of hatred against Asian Americans during the pandemic led one educator to realize just how urgently the Korean American studies class was needed.

An Asian man wearing glasses and wearing a suit smiles broadly at the viewer, with a seal that reads "Cambridge Virtual Academy" hanging on the wall in the background.

As California Community Colleges Struggle With Transfer, Some Find Success

In California, transfer rates to four-year universities are low at most community colleges, but some colleges are doing it better than most.

A group of college students with light-brown skin tone pose with their counselor for a picture. They are all looking at the viewer. Three women are clustered together in the middle, while three young men are farther out, gathered around them.

As Culture Wars Escalate, California Officials Push Back On School Board Policies

Under a system that has long prioritized local control for school districts. state officials now are fighting some recent board decisions regarding LGBTQ students.

Five people with light skin tone are outside holding protest signs. The biggest sign reads "FIGHT 4 FEMALES" and another reads "God's kids are NOT for sale!"

California Sues Chino Valley Unified Over What State Calls The District’s 'Forced Outing Policy'

The lawsuit was announced Monday by State Attorney General Rob Bonta.

A Filipino man stands at a lectern with a state seal, to his right a Black man in a suit stands with his hands folded in front of him. The state and U.S. flags are visible as is a poster reading: CVUSD's policy infringes in students' civil rights

Jackie Goldberg Reflects On Decades In LAUSD Education And Public Service

The president of the Los Angeles Unified School District’s school board has worked in public service for more than four decades, starting as a teacher in the 1960s.