California Denied Race to the Top Federal Funds When it comes to education in California many think the state has been in a race to the bottom. And on a day when rallies are highlighting the dismal state of education in California, it got some bad news. The state had its application for race to the top federal funds got turned down. (posted 3/04/10) By Ken Van Der Meeren
Federal Money Stands to Improve L.A. Schools As major money comes down the pipe from Washington D.C., Los Angeles stands to improve their educational system. Advocates of a new program spoke to educators in L.A. today about their system for helping struggling high schoolers. Lauren Whaley reports. (posted 12/03/09) By Lauren Whaley
The LAUSD layoff saga goes on The United Teachers Los Angeles has waged an aggressive campaign to make sure LAUSD teachers keep their jobs. They held a news conference before the Board of Education's meeting today to say that they are still fighting for their jobs. About 1,500 teachers still face the possibility of getting the axe and UTLA is determined to stop it. (posted 4/14/09) By Beth Palkovic
LAUSD layoffs More than 8,000 teachers and employees in the Los Angeles Unified School District could be getting layoff notices, but not before they've had their say. Beth Palkovic was at the school board meeting and reports on what went down. (posted 3/10/09) By Beth Palkovic
How to make L.A. County better We asked L.A. County residents how they thought the county could be improved. (posted 5/01/08) By Brian Sica
Hip Hop High "No Child Left Behind" has schools cutting arts programs around the country. But one South Los Angeles high school has students making grades by making music. (posted 4/02/08) By Katherine Riese
Education Solutions in Los Angeles Educators are always looking for new ways to keep kids engaged in their studies. But as drop-out rates go up in inner cities like Los Angeles, the question of what will keep kids around for their diplomas is raised. I spoke with Professor David Marsh of the USC School of Education about the issues cities like Los Angeles face with high school education. (posted 4/01/08) By Laura Weber
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