Category: Education
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Biden Starts Defense of Student Debt Relief at Supreme Court Biden Starts Defense of Student Debt Relief at Supreme Court
Education January 9, 2023

Biden Starts Defense of Student Debt Relief at Supreme Court

President Joe Biden's efforts to cancel student debt for millions of Americans ... more

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UCLA helps bring Oaxacan culture to L.A. classrooms UCLA helps bring Oaxacan culture to L.A. classrooms
Education August 19, 2023

UCLA helps bring Oaxacan culture to L.A. classrooms

As students in Los Angeles return to school, some of them will ... more

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Son of Immigrants Accepted to Yale, Harvard, and 13 Other Universities Son of Immigrants Accepted to Yale, Harvard, and 13 Other Universities
Education April 7, 2025

Son of Immigrants Accepted to Yale, Harvard, and 13 Other Universities

Samuel Ruiz Macías, a Hispanic student at Central East High School in ... more

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Debt Relief: Applications Open for Students; Government Asks to Apply as Soon as Possible Debt Relief: Applications Open for Students; Government Asks to Apply as Soon as Possible
Education October 17, 2022

Debt Relief: Applications Open for Students; Government Asks to Apply as Soon as Possible

If you have worked in public service (federal, state, local, tribal government ... more

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U.S. receives low grades for fitness activities among youth U.S. receives low grades for fitness activities among youth
Education March 27, 2023

U.S. receives low grades for fitness activities among youth

The Physical Activity Alliance's latest U.S. Report Card on Physical Activity for ... more

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Élmer Mendoza: “Reading is a family matter. We shouldn’t blame young people.” Élmer Mendoza: “Reading is a family matter. We shouldn’t blame young people.”
Education September 21, 2024

Élmer Mendoza: “Reading is a family matter. We shouldn’t blame young people.”

Élmer Mendoza learned to read at the age of nine, which was ... more

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Supreme Court to hear student debt forgiveness case Supreme Court to hear student debt forgiveness case
Education December 2, 2022

Supreme Court to hear student debt forgiveness case

The Supreme Court agreed on Thursday to decide whether the Biden administration ... more

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Expert Advice: Pause Student Loan Payments and Earn Interest – Betsy Mayotte Expert Advice: Pause Student Loan Payments and Earn Interest – Betsy Mayotte
Education June 30, 2023

Expert Advice: Pause Student Loan Payments and Earn Interest – Betsy Mayotte

Betsy Mayotte, President of the Institute of Student Loan Advisors, encourages people ... more

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Fear of ICE Presence Pushes LAUSD Students Toward Online Education Fear of ICE Presence Pushes LAUSD Students Toward Online Education
Education August 8, 2025

Fear of ICE Presence Pushes LAUSD Students Toward Online Education

An increasing number of Los Angeles students are switching to online schooling, ... more

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It’s official. Raquel Zamora leads a grassroots charge to shake up LAUSD It’s official. Raquel Zamora leads a grassroots charge to shake up LAUSD
Education March 5, 2026

It’s official. Raquel Zamora leads a grassroots charge to shake up LAUSD

It's official. Teacher Raquel Zamora Challenges the Establishment. A week before the deadline ... more

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California Schools Face Enrollment Crisis: Kids will be required to attend kindergarten California Schools Face Enrollment Crisis: Kids will be required to attend kindergarten
Education August 31, 2022

California Schools Face Enrollment Crisis: Kids will be required to attend kindergarten

California schools have seen unusual drops in enrollment, with kindergarten making up ... more

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School lawsuits over social media harm face tough legal road School lawsuits over social media harm face tough legal road
Education January 12, 2023

School lawsuits over social media harm face tough legal road

Like the tobacco, oil, gun, opioid and vaping industries before them, the ... more

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Student Homelessness Soars in Los Angeles County, Hitting Latino Students Hardest Student Homelessness Soars in Los Angeles County, Hitting Latino Students Hardest
Education April 1, 2026

Student Homelessness Soars in Los Angeles County, Hitting Latino Students Hardest

Student homelessness Los Angeles County is rising rapidly, exposing funding gaps and ... more

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Disturbing Trends: Alarming Academic Declines Affecting Students of All Backgrounds Disturbing Trends: Alarming Academic Declines Affecting Students of All Backgrounds
Education October 24, 2022

Disturbing Trends: Alarming Academic Declines Affecting Students of All Backgrounds

The facts: More than half of students in poverty as well as Black, ... more

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UCLA Urged Expansion of Community College Baccalaureate Degree Programs UCLA Urged Expansion of Community College Baccalaureate Degree Programs
Education May 16, 2023

UCLA Urged Expansion of Community College Baccalaureate Degree Programs

A new report by the UCLA Civil Rights Project/Proyecto Derechos Civiles argues ... more

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LAUSD at a Breaking Point: 3,200 Layoff Notices as Enrollment Plunges and Spending Soars LAUSD at a Breaking Point: 3,200 Layoff Notices as Enrollment Plunges and Spending Soars
Education February 18, 2026

LAUSD at a Breaking Point: 3,200 Layoff Notices as Enrollment Plunges and Spending Soars

The LAUSD budget deficit exposes deeper questions about enrollment decline, record California ... more

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Narcan will be required in L.A. schools. after the last overdoses Narcan will be required in L.A. schools. after the last overdoses
Education December 8, 2022

Narcan will be required in L.A. schools. after the last overdoses

Following spates of fentanyl overdoses among students, California public schools could be ... more

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The Fall of Affirmative Action: Colleges Looking for New Ways to Promote Diversity The Fall of Affirmative Action: Colleges Looking for New Ways to Promote Diversity
Education June 30, 2023

The Fall of Affirmative Action: Colleges Looking for New Ways to Promote Diversity

The Supreme Court has sent shockwaves through higher education with a landmark ... more

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Beware of Student Loan Forgiveness Scams: Protect Yourself from Fraudulent Offers Beware of Student Loan Forgiveness Scams: Protect Yourself from Fraudulent Offers
Education August 21, 2022

Beware of Student Loan Forgiveness Scams: Protect Yourself from Fraudulent Offers

Now that there's a lot of excitement about student loan forgiveness, pay ... more

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UN urges nations to prepare for an aging world now UN urges nations to prepare for an aging world now
Education January 16, 2023

UN urges nations to prepare for an aging world now

All countries need new social and economic policies to prepare for the ... more