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Southland charter schools get funding windfall from Bill Gates

Thu, Nov 19 Listen
Software mogul Bill Gates announced today that his foundation will distribute more than $300 million in grants to improve teaching in public schools across the country. Gates pledged nearly one-fifth of that money to charter school operators who run dozens of schools in the Southland.

Committee approves 32% increase to UC student fees

Wed, Nov 18 Listen
Police arrested 14 protesters at a University of California Regents finance committee meeting at UCLA today.

USC continues to lead in international student enrollment

Mon, Nov 16 Listen
USC may have taken a tumble on the football field against Stanford during the weekend. But it leads in one category of stats – the number of international students who enroll there.

Wanted: Grateful Dead librarian

Fri, Nov 13 Listen
Nowadays jobs are tough to come by in California, but one choice spot is now open for someone with a master's degree in Library Sciences and a deep love of the Dead. The Grateful Dead that is.

LA Unified officials celebrate new arts high school

Tue, Nov 10 Listen
Los Angeles Unified officials and elected leaders cut the ribbon Monday on Central L.A. High School #9, the district’s shiny new arts high school.

Parcel tax fails at Long Beach Unified

Wed, Nov 4 Listen
Voters in the boundaries of the Long Beach Unified School District on Tuesday rejected a parcel tax measure to fund public schools.

Steven Sample to step down from USC president post

Tue, Nov 3 Listen
After a nearly 20-year tenure that saw improvements in academics, finances, and sports, Steven Sample announced Monday he will retire before fall of next year.

LA Unified substitute teachers protest over job losses

Wed, Oct 28 Listen
Dozens of long-time substitute teachers protested outside Los Angeles Unified School District headquarters Tuesday. They're angry about a deal struck a few months ago between teachers union leaders and district administrators that gives priority for substitute teaching jobs to about 2,000 beginning teachers the district had laid off.

Departure of LA Unified school construction chief causes concern

Mon, Oct 26 Listen
Guy Mehula, the chief of the Los Angeles Unified School District's highly successful school construction program, has retired.

New fund helps students pay UC tuition while fees rise

Fri, Oct 23 Listen
The University of California is launching a fundraising drive to help middle-class students pay for college. The system’s president announced the campaign today.

Furloughs shutter academics at CSU Fullerton

Tue, Oct 20 Listen
About 2,000 California State University Fullerton professors are taking unpaid days off three days this week, starting Tuesday. Severe budget cuts at all Cal State campuses are forcing all employees to take furlough days. Most other campuses are spreading out or staggering furlough days.

LA Unified 'recovers' high school dropouts

Mon, Oct 19 Listen
Several hundred Los Angeles Unified School District administrators and other employees worked the phones for a day Monday and visited door-to-door in search of truants and dropouts. Their aim was to persuade those young people back into classrooms.

California State University flooded with fall 2010 applications

Fri, Oct 16 Listen
The CSU system began accepting applications online this month for fall admission next year. University administrators say it’s been like opening a floodgate. Since October 1st, Cal State received more than 100,000 applications for roughly 90,000 openings in the fall of next year. That’s about twice as many applications as it got in the same period last year.

United Teachers Los Angeles urged to sue to stop schools handover

Fri, Oct 16 Listen
A law firm hired by the the union that represents Los Angeles Unified School District teachers advised the union to file suit to a policy that would allow outside groups to take over governance of more than 200 school district campuses.

State assemblyman pushes oil tax for college funding

Thu, Oct 8 Listen
The majority leader of the state assembly says he’ll reintroduce a proposal to tax California oil producers in order to generate sorely needed funds for public colleges. More on the story from KPCC’s Adolfo Guzman-Lopez.

State senator urges LA City College president to back off student newspaper

Wed, Oct 7 Listen
A California state senator is now backing editors of the campus newspaper at Los Angeles City College in a struggle with administrators. The newspaper says the college cut its budget in retaliation for articles critical of administrators. KPCC’s Adolfo Guzman-Lopez has the story.

Legal complaint filed against school district's English Learner policies

Wed, Oct 7 Listen
Of the many Southland public school students who study English as a second language, most are Spanish speakers. KPCC’s Adolfo Guzman-Lopez reports that a federal complaint filed Tuesday against an area school district sheds light on the challenges of providing adequate English learner instruction.

GI BIll Snafus

Thu, Oct 1 Listen
Military veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan are eligible for college money under the new GI Bill. But dozens of California Congressional members say vets aren’t getting their money in time for school. KPCC’s Washington Correspondent Kitty Felde reports.

Activists protest school truancy policy

Tue, Sep 29 Listen
Activists organized a student and teacher rally Monday afternoon in their continuing protest of truancy policies at the Los Angeles Unified School District. KPCC’s Adolfo Guzman-Lopez has more.

Hundreds protest budget cuts at UCI

Thu, Sep 24 Listen
More than 500 University of California at Irvine students and employees gathered for a noontime rally at the campus plaza to protest system-wide budget cuts. The action was part of a day of protests at all U.C. campuses.

Cal State trustees likely to seek budget increase

Tue, Sep 22 Listen
At their regular meeting in Long Beach Tuesday, trustees of the California State University system began to evaluate what their budget next year will look like. More on the story from KPCC’s Adolfo Guzman-Lopez.

Law professor who’s written about her schizophrenia wins MacArthur 'Genius'

Tue, Sep 22 Listen
The MacArthur Foundation has announced its annual list of fellows – recipients of the so-called “Genius Grants.” KPCC’s Cheryl Devall says one of them is a USC legal scholar whose work focuses on expanding the rights of mentally ill people.

8-month mural project beautifies LA school

Sun, Sep 20 Listen
After eight months and more than 500 gallons of paint, two Los Angeles artists unveiled Friday a mural project that’s reshaped the climate at an 82-year-old middle school. KPCC’s Adolfo Guzman-Lopez has the story.

UCLA forecasters predict slow economic recovery

Wed, Sep 16 Listen
Economists with the UCLA Anderson Forecast offer their quarterly take today on where the domestic economy’s been and where it’s headed. The recession may be ending, they say, but the recovery could be very slow. KPCC’s Brian Watt reports.

Former LA Unified administrator sentenced to prison for molestation

Tue, Sep 15 Listen
A judge on Tuesday sentenced a former Los Angeles Unified school administrator to eight years in state prison for molesting four students. KPCC’s Cheryl Devall says the incidents, and the way the school district handled them, sparked outrage last year.

Most public schools still below performance target

Tue, Sep 15 Listen
Important statewide public school test results released today indicate that schools are gradually improving. KPCC’s Adolfo Guzman-Lopez has more.

Teacher organizes reunion to celebrate achievements of past students

Tue, Sep 15 Listen
This is the first full week of school for hundreds of thousands of students in the Southland. On one night during the summer, some former students of one teacher got together for a reunion of sorts. KPCC’s Brian Watt says the teacher wanted to honor their achievements, and they wanted to honor his.

First LA single-gender public school opens

Thu, Sep 10 Listen
Across the country in recent years, there’s been a sharp rise in the number of single-gender schools. The Southland has a few. The Los Angeles Unified School District opened its first one yesterday. KPCC’s Adolfo Guzman-Lopez was there.

Opening day for expensive public arts high school

Wed, Sep 9 Listen
Today’s the first day of school for hundreds of thousands of students in the Southland. About 1,200 of them are at the long awaited new public High School for the Visual and Performing Arts. The pricey facility near downtown Los Angeles opens today. KPCC’s Shirley Jahad has more.

OC school settles bias lawsuit

Wed, Sep 9 Listen
The American Civil Liberties Union said today it’s settled a lawsuit against a school district it said fostered homophobia and sexism among students. KPCC’s Adolfo Guzman-Lopez has more.

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