Education

The Santa Ana Unified School District is being accused of antisemitism for how it characterizes Israel in its ethnic studies course, which students must take to graduate.

from KCRW Features

What does “MAGA” mean in 2024? Trump and Harris clash on poverty policy. Plus, KCRW discusses opponents of free school lunch programs.

from Left, Right & Center

Marina Del Rey Middle School went phone-free a year ahead of the Los Angeles Unified School District’s 2025 mandate. It changed everything.

Ahead of cell bans, this phone-free school is thriving

Marina Del Rey Middle School went phone-free a year ahead of the Los Angeles Unified School District’s 2025 mandate. It changed everything.

from KCRW Features

AI could make human college counselors obsolete. But it may help students and families who can’t afford a higher education coach.

AI could upend $3 billion college application industry

AI could make human college counselors obsolete. But it may help students and families who can’t afford a higher education coach.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Protests against the war in Gaza may look different this school year.

UC enforces encampment ban, but protestors don’t plan to stop

Protests against the war in Gaza may look different this school year.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

LAUSD Superintendent Alberto Carvalho discusses student achievement, school safety, and cellphone bans in an exclusive interview with KCRW’s Robin Estrin.

LAUSD chief talks cellphone ban, police, test scores

LAUSD Superintendent Alberto Carvalho discusses student achievement, school safety, and cellphone bans in an exclusive interview with KCRW’s Robin Estrin.

from KCRW Features

Tanya Reyes is an LAUSD teacher who's earning more money than her family did when she was growing up. But still finds herself struggling financially.

‘Making it’ is having each other: An LAUSD teacher’s story

Tanya Reyes is an LAUSD teacher who's earning more money than her family did when she was growing up. But still finds herself struggling financially.

from KCRW Features

A paid summer program helps teenagers learn trade skills that are in high demand but usually not taught in classrooms.

LA teens gain cash and skills in high-demand trades

A paid summer program helps teenagers learn trade skills that are in high demand but usually not taught in classrooms.

from KCRW Features

KCRW discusses key moments in this week’s historic presidential debate. Plus, a Seattle community revisits the role of police officers in schools following a shooting.

2024’s first presidential debate left a lot to be desired (and fact checked)

KCRW discusses key moments in this week’s historic presidential debate. Plus, a Seattle community revisits the role of police officers in schools following a shooting.

from Left, Right & Center

California could lead the nation with a bill that would open up on-campus jobs at public universities and colleges to the state’s 60,000 undocumented students.

California’s undocumented undergrads want on-campus jobs

California could lead the nation with a bill that would open up on-campus jobs at public universities and colleges to the state’s 60,000 undocumented students.

from KCRW Features

LAUSD leaders recently voted yes on a cellphone ban for students. Board member Nick Melvoin explains how this would work and what safety concerns might rise.

LAUSD sorts through the rules of a cellphone ban coming in January

LAUSD leaders recently voted yes on a cellphone ban for students. Board member Nick Melvoin explains how this would work and what safety concerns might rise.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Are Trump’s campaign promises a cause for concern? KCRW also discusses activism in journalism and the role of school vouchers in closing achievement gaps.

Will Trump punish political opponents if elected?

Are Trump’s campaign promises a cause for concern? KCRW also discusses activism in journalism and the role of school vouchers in closing achievement gaps.

from Left, Right & Center

Inglewood school officials blame closures on declining student enrollment and aging facilities. But distraught community members suspect financial motives.

Inglewood school closures stoke community fear and mistrust

Inglewood school officials blame closures on declining student enrollment and aging facilities. But distraught community members suspect financial motives.

from KCRW Features

One in five employers is less likely to hire recent college grads who took part in pro-Palestinian protests, a new survey shows.

Tougher job hunt for college grads involved in pro-Palestinian protests?

One in five employers is less likely to hire recent college grads who took part in pro-Palestinian protests, a new survey shows.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

UCLA academic workers are protesting the school’s response to its Gaza Solidarity Encampment — days after Congress members grilled Chancellor Gene Block on the unrest.

Why UCLA is at the center of campus unrest over Gaza

UCLA academic workers are protesting the school’s response to its Gaza Solidarity Encampment — days after Congress members grilled Chancellor Gene Block on the unrest.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

A potential strike over the UC administration's response to pro-Palestinian protests echoes campus movements of the past.

UC workers consider strike over campus protest crackdown

A potential strike over the UC administration's response to pro-Palestinian protests echoes campus movements of the past.

from KCRW Features

Billions in the UC system’s portfolio are tied to holdings targeted by pro-Palestinian protests. Plus, did CHP officers break California law during its UCLA encampment sweep?

Individual UC campuses hold little power over divestment, despite agreements

Billions in the UC system’s portfolio are tied to holdings targeted by pro-Palestinian protests. Plus, did CHP officers break California law during its UCLA encampment sweep?

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Black students do better academically when they have at least one Black teacher, research shows. But LA Unified is struggling to recruit and retain those educators.

Facing a shortage of Black teachers, LAUSD gets creative

Black students do better academically when they have at least one Black teacher, research shows. But LA Unified is struggling to recruit and retain those educators.

from KCRW Features

Lulu’s Place will offer LA kids free sports and academic programs inside state-of-the-art facilities funded by major donations.

Lulu’s Place: $150M philanthropic project for LA youth breaks ground

Lulu’s Place will offer LA kids free sports and academic programs inside state-of-the-art facilities funded by major donations.

from KCRW Features

Hundreds of teachers are facing potential layoffs amid low enrollment and financial constraints at the Anaheim Union High School District.

Anaheim teacher layoffs: Who stays, who goes?

Hundreds of teachers are facing potential layoffs amid low enrollment and financial constraints at the Anaheim Union High School District.

from KCRW Features