Caroline Champlin

The author of the poem "The Hill We Climb," recited today at President Biden's inauguration, got her start at WriteGirl, an L.A.-based non-profit that helps teen girls hone writing skills.

The siege on the U.S. Capitol left teachers and students reflecting on their expectations for civic education.

The tumult in Washington has teachers and students asking questions about civics education and the business of being an American.

Black Lives Matter-L.A. co-founder Melina Abdullah says discussions over how to cut $25 million from the LA School Police Budget and reollacate the funding were "not going forward in an authentic way."

Seven of the state's largest school districts, including LAUSD, have expressed a number of concerns about Gov. Newsom's Safer Schools for All plan.

Newsom says he understands parents' frustration with distance learning and wants to offer alternatives.

Teachers are preparing for a real-time civics lesson.

Large school districts — serving many low-income families — worry that much of the state’s proposed $2 billion for reopening schools will go to more affluent regions with lower coronavirus cases.

Thousands of residents and staff in nursing homes across L.A. County have received vaccines for COVID-19 in the past week. But that doesn’t mean nursing homes will go back to normal anytime soon.

As COVID-19 cases surge, local hospitals are bracing for an overwhelming number of patients and the possibility of rationing care between them.

According to the L.A. County Department of Public Health, more than 1,700 doses had been administered in nursing home facilities as of this weekend, with plans to accelerate vaccinations over the next two weeks.

The Supreme Court weighed President Trump's plan to remove immigrants without legal status from the 2020 Census.