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How One LA School is Supporting Students Amid Deportation Fears

Staff at Academia Avance in LA's Highland Park neighborhood are leveraging relationships with immigrants’ rights groups to support students amid heightened fears of deportation.

Poll Finds Nearly All Florida Parents Want Experts, Not Politicians Shaping Education

The poll by the Southern Poverty Law Center found 92% of Floridian parents want public school curricula decided on by “education professionals.”

Honoring Those Working to Create a Healthier and More Just California

Every year the James Irvine Foundation honors leaders for advancing solutions to critical challenges that affect millions of people across California.

California Considers ‘Tuition-Free Bachelor’s Degrees’

AB2093 would allow California's 116 community colleges to forgive tuition and fees for low-income California resident students as they pursue a four-year degree.

‘You Don’t Look Chinese’ – How Bullying Shaped One Student’s Identity

For Jeannine Chiang, the bullying she faced in school taught her that there is still work to be done in the fight against racism and prejudice.

A Robust Arts Curriculum Is Essential to Ensure All Students Succeed

Over the past few decades, the curriculum in many schools has been narrowed to focus on core academic subjects, at the expense of arts education.

School Bullying Mirrors Deeper Racial, Ethnic Faultlines

California community leaders share what insights bullying can provide about rising racial and ethnic tensions among youth.

Need Help With Immigration? Enroll in Community College

A groundbreaking program in California is helping students and faculty navigate the lengthy and often labyrinthine immigration system, free of charge and regardless of status.

An Act of Resistance Against the Epidemic of Book Banning

Book banning is anti-democratic, and it leads to broad scale political censorship, says journalist Ali Velshi in an interview with PEN America

In Publishing, Diversity Depends Not Only on Who’s Portrayed But How

To change unequal representation for people of color is to change not only how many are portrayed, but also how they’re portrayed.

Back-to-Schoolers Face Teacher Shortages, Polarization and Learning Gaps

More teachers are leaving the profession as fewer people seek to enter it, while fights over curricula and pandemic-era learning loss loom in classrooms nationwide.

CA Schools Get $117M to Turn Pavement Into Green Space

A new $117 million CalFIRE program aims to shade kids from record heat by replacing school pavement with drought-tolerant green space.

Lawyers Who Defended Affirmative Action Say Fight Isn’t Over

They argue the decision is likely to widen existing inequities in higher education and that proponents of Affirmative Action need to find new ways to ensure diversity.

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