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California has always been a hotbed of education organizing and reform. Catch up on efforts to fund the arts in public schools, the impact of COVID on students, college financial aid, ethnic studies curriculums and more.

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This year's calendar at The Valley Performing Arts Center, under the helm of director Thor Steingraber, is full of innovative programming aimed at appealing to the university's 40,000 plus students and the larger Valley community.
Team Flower Bears present to the PTSA on the development of the Bobby Salcedo Memorial Garden
When students have input the top down structure of schools is disrupted in a way that can be empowering for students and provide both academic and social skills.
Students from Columbia School conduct a community interview
Students ask questions and explore ideas that are meaningful to them and their experiences. This facilitates deeper and richer conversations about important issues in their community.
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It is important to take action so people can have more healthy lives with less obesity and diabetes.
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El Monte, CA: Frank Wright Middle School students interview El Monte residents and city officials on the cities revitalizing efforts.
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That first year in high school can be a difficult experience for many students.One group of Juniors decided they wanted to help make it easier and more fun.
Durfee students measure the circumference of a tree as part of the data they are collecting to better understand how trees keep the ground cool | Photo: Amigos de los Rios Facebook
If the land temperature is lowered and the air is made fresher by the flowers, it would make the school's environment healthier.
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Most of our community isn't aware of the tools or steps that can be taken to get their local government to fix what needs fixing and increase safety and accessibility.
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The native garden will honor Mr. Salcedo while beautifying the campus and create a space for the school community to come together to learn, and become stewards of the environment.
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In the charter-versus-public schools fight, I'm firmly on the side of public schools. But in Los Angeles and everywhere else, we really shouldn't be having this fight at all.
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Data is everywhere but how does an individual or company use it to their benefit. A group of UCLA and LAUSD educators are using an innovative "real life" approach with high school students to teach them how to crunch that data, analyse it and create me...
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This week L.A. Letters shares some of the observations, insights, and research generated by our students from the "L.A. Stories" class at Woodbury University.
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