California could get up to $700 million in U.S. education funds

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.

Public colleges get high marks among Californians, poll finds

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.

CSU applications up 53% from last year

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.

Compton schools' weighty competition

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.

L.A. Unified magnet school application deadline is Dec. 18

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.

Three's a crowd when it comes to Eastside schools

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.

Volunteers hear a silent call for help

They went as temps to work at a Koreatown rehab center for deaf people. When funding dwindled, they stayed on without pay.

Thomas P. O'Malley dies at 79; former president of Loyola Marymount University

The Jesuit priest also was a dean and professor at Boston College.

Enrollment dips at L.A. Unified

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.

Ford Foundation gives $100 million to reform urban high schools

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.

Obama calls for end of 'firewall' rules that shield teachers

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.

California's higher-education debacle

Watching the decline of the California State University system from within its boardroom mirrors the erosion of the California dream.

Stunned Wilson High students grieve for slain classmate

Friday night's shooting jolts parents who consider campus to be the safest school in Long Beach.

Taxes and bonds top local ballots

Many cities and school districts, hit hard by the recession, will ask voters Tuesday to approve new spending.

A remarkable turnaround at Pasadena's John Muir High School

The campus that for years was under state monitoring has improved test scores, attendance rates and student participation.

In the Sumatran jungle, lessons on the river to school

Children in the Indonesian jungle navigate a mighty river with plenty to entice and scare modern-day Huck Finns: giant barges, invisible logs and deep currents. And crocodiles and poisonous snakes.

Many L.A. students not moving out of English language classes

Almost 30% of those placed early on in such programs in L.A. Unified were still in them when they started high school, study says. The sooner students moved on, the more they excelled.