Education stories in Los Angeles

Someone sent me this question from a Utah based sub and I was shocked by the responses. So Im very curious about the people here in LA. How many of you are driving some form of cruise control, whether it be the old school kind, or adaptive cruise control, on a daily basis? Or sometimes? or Never?

Controversy is growing over the UCLA undergraduate student government's move to condemn the campus Hillel for bringing a former hostage of the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel to campus. On Friday, a prominent UC Regent criticized UC student leaders.

The U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights has reopened an investigation into the Los Angeles Unified School District's Black Student Achievement Plan after a 2024 settlement.

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Hundreds of students filled Long Beach Poly High School’s gymnasium Thursday to hear labor organizers, a certified nursing assistant and a former firefighter lay out different paths after graduation — jobs that start with union membership and a paycheck, rather than a college degree. Labor paneli

[Link: https://i.redd.it/x42pesonb6xg1.jpeg] I'll offer $200+ if anyone can find her. Take my left arm or kidney. I just want her back, safe and sound. 😭💔

I live in the neighborhood but the wait list is so long! Do people ever pass them between one another?

Guest Commentary written by Sasha Costanza-Chock Sasha Costanza-Chock is the author of “Design Justice: Community-Led Practices to Build the Worlds We Need” and a faculty associate at the Harvard Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard Law School. I recently watched th

On Friday, the USC Fisher Museum of Art began hosting the National Archives "Freedom Plane" exhibit, which traces the founding of the United States with 16 historical documents.

Orange County schools are increasingly implementing student-led mental health advocacy programs to address rising mental health challenges among K-12 students. These peer-run initiatives aim to provide support and resources, fostering a safe environment for students to discuss their mental health issues.

[Link: https://ktla.com/news/orange-county/rabid-bat-discovered-on-fullerton-college-campus/] PSA: On April 17, a rabid bat was found near the music building within Fullerton College. OC Health Care Agency does confirm the bat has rabies. Tell your Fullerton College friends.

Their current teacher is too far from our house, and I'm looking to switch to a different piano teacher. They mainly focus on classical music and also participate in several Bach festivals, SYMF, and other piano competitions. Thank you!

[Link: https://i.redd.it/7hoekr7na2xg1.jpeg] So I’m a 34 year old dad. And recently got back into playing Pokémon after picking up a copy of Platinum again. I also used to be a bit competitive and had fun playing with friends back in High School. I was thinking of making an event for Pokémon battle

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Me (30F) and my husband (31M) currently live up in Sonoma County, about an hour north of San Francisco. We both grew up here- went away for college and came back. We take a trip down to Ojai/Ventura every year to run the Mountains 2 Beach marathon and always toss up the idea of moving down to Ventur

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Hi everyone, I have been looking at RN programs around the area if there is any that anyone recommends. I do work at CMH and they had said something about partnering with ventura college but not sure how that works.

I’m from the East Coast (no, I’m not an aggressive asshole like many East Coasters happen to be lol). I’ve worked at 2 different jobs since moving here for college and have had the same experience at both. One coworker bullies everyone else, and everyone else just takes it because they’re too afraid

The Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture has announced a new partnership with Bloomberg Philanthropies to bring paid summer internships at local arts and cultural institutions to rising public high school seniors beginning this summer.The Bloomberg Arts Internship program will place 48

Three Emory University professors have filed a lawsuit against the university after their arrests during a protest over the Israel-Hamas war. They claim the university violated its own free speech policies by calling in police to disperse the protest, resulting in 28 arrests.

Little Lake City School District teachers and supporters picket in Santa Fe Springs, California, on April 21. As multiple unions last week celebrated contract settlements that averted a massive, coordinated strike within the 520,000-student Los Angeles school system, teachers in a small district ab

Faculty from USC Rossier, USC Dornsife and Stanford Graduate School of Education are joining forces to analyze the implementation and success of Assembly Bill 1454.

Mourners grieving the death of Canelo, an orange tabby cat who became the adopted mascot of Millikan High School and a friend to many neighbors, can pay their respects this weekend. After Canelo was killed by a car in March, his owner, Esperanza Caballero, had not planned to hold a ceremony. But