Ross Brenneman
I've spent my media career reporting and writing about education. (Unless you count my college radio music show, "Tase This!”)
At Education Week, based in D.C., I covered the teaching profession and student mental health. Many years ago, I hopped in a car and drove to Los Angeles to do media relations for USC. I covered education research on race and equity, from college admissions to school discipline to climate science instruction.
I'm interested in why school is the way it is: Who is it for? What is it supposed to do? Who is responsible for a child's opportunity to thrive? While it’s important to hold institutions accountable, we also have to pay attention to all the small decisions that help students succeed, or hinder them.
In my free time, I enjoy baking and going to the movies. There is no film experience in America like an L.A. theater on opening night.
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The landmark suit was brought by three Jewish students and a professor who accused the university of violating their civil rights. -
Charter advocates had sued the district over a recent policy that discourages co-locations on some kinds of campuses. -
The investigation remains ongoing, and officials did not rule out that other people could be involved. -
The school district’s enrollment has been dropping, and is now losing federal relief funding. -
Pasadena Unified School District released results from soil samples this week, five months after the Eaton Fire. -
The Olympic Games will be played across a vast swath of Southern California. Only two events still need playing sites. -
Federal agents were turned away from two South Los Angeles elementary schools this week, the district’s superintendent says. -
Parents say there's lots to appreciate about how school districts in Los Angeles have responded to the fires. But their patience is not infinite. -
The nation's second largest school district has been closed since Thursday as fires spread around the Los Angeles area. -
With the Palisades Fire close by, UCLA will move undergraduate and graduate classes online through Friday, Jan. 17.
