By Garrett Therolf
Supervisors approve health initiatives to improve the county's chances of receiving federal stimulus funds, but vote against a proposal to discourage the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages.
By Howard Blume
Jefferson High is one of the campuses that both Los Angeles' mayor and groups backed by the teachers union have bid to run. Supt. Ramon Cortines will decide.
By Larry Gordon
The campus, which recruits heavily in Asia, had 7,482 international students in the 2008-09 school year. UCLA was eighth, with 5,590.
By Larry Gordon
Some campuses are luring students away from UC and Cal State schools with grants and assurances.
By Georgia Garvey
Classrooms that have replaced chairs with balls and ball chairs see better results. The devices sharpen students' attention and improve posture, teachers say.
By Mitchell Landsberg
The adversarial aura remains as students at Daniel Pearl journalism magnet high school and Birmingham charter high school settle into their new, segregated arrangement.
By Jason Song
To offset a budget shortfall of almost $500 million, Cortines also wants a 12% pay cut in the future.
By Jason Song
Guidelines for the Race to the Top money for states will be released Thursday. State legislators will have to scurry to make the application deadline.
By Larry Gordon
UC, CSU and community college campuses are well-regarded despite recent furloughs and reduced class offerings. Yet only 41% of those surveyed would support higher taxes to offset budget cuts.
By Carla Rivera
The increase puts added pressure on the 23-campus university system, which has raised tuition 30% this year and plans to cut enrollment by 40,000 students in the face of a severe budget crisis.
By Gerrick Kennedy
Staff members team up to lose pounds and gain cash prizes. The district hopes their successes will inspire students to make better food choices too.
By Howard Blume
This year's earlier due date is tied to the district's effort to improve its own forecasting of enrollment for the following school year, an official says.
By Esmeralda Bermudez
The addition of the Mendez learning center disrupts age-old campus loyalty -- to Roosevelt or Garfield highs, which are locked in a 75-year rivalry.
By Bob Pool
They went as temps to work at a Koreatown rehab center for deaf people. When funding dwindled, they stayed on without pay.
By Elaine Woo
The Jesuit priest also was a dean and professor at Boston College.
By Howard Blume
The loss of students, apparently to charter schools in some cases, is bad news for the district's budget -- with funding based on attendance. It also has resulted in fewer teachers and larger classes.
By Mitchell Landsberg
The New York-based organization pledges the funds to seven cities, including Los Angeles, to research and improve teacher quality, student assessment and school funding, among other things.
By Christi Parsons
In a tough talk on education, the president spells out criteria for winning $4.35 billion in federal grants. He challenges rules that say teachers should not be judged by how their students perform.