By Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times
Fifth-grade teacher Monica Ratliff is narrowly ahead of Antonio Sanchez. Nancy Pearlman leads David Vela for community college trustee in early returns.
By Carla Rivera, Los Angeles Times
The web-based classes, a systemwide virtual campus and online advising are touted are remedies for 'bottlenecks' impeding graduation rates.
By Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times
L.A. Unified reverses a decision that cost a top-performing campus about $300,000 in anti-poverty funding after parents found evidence of a bureaucratic error.
By Anna Gorman, Los Angeles Times
As patient care workers plan a two-day walkout at the five facilities, UC says it will do everything possible to ensure patient safety.
By The Times editorial board
Our choices for mayor, city attorney, controller, City Council and school district seats and on ballot measures.
By Carla Rivera, Los Angeles Times
Incumbent Nancy Pearlman is being challenged for her L.A. Community College seat by David Vela, a political aide, in a low-profile race. The candidates have sharply different profiles.
By Larry Gordon and Eryn Brown, Los Angeles Times
The school's 'all hands on deck' effort to lure Arthur Toga and Paul Thompson from UCLA included money and the prospect of new collaborations, as well as less tangible personal perks.
By Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times
Antonio Sanchez, 31, has the former, which has helped him attract big support from labor, while Monica Ratliff, 43, has the latter, making her the favorite of educators.
By Larry Gordon, Los Angeles Times
Hospitals in San Diego, Irvine, L.A., San Francisco and Davis take action in face of a possible strike next week by patient care and technical workers.
By Larry Gordon, Los Angeles Times
The California governor addresses UC regents. He recently proposed giving UC and Cal State more money if they boost graduation rates 10% by 2017.
By Dalina Castellanos and Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times
With more money coming from the state, the panel also agrees to pay for more school police and keep supplemental staff at schools. But the financial picture is called still 'precarious.'
By Abby Sewell, Los Angeles Times
A group of parents and students have sued the Compton school district, alleging a pattern of abuse and racial profiling of Latinos by school police.
By Michele Siqueiros
As the overall education level declines, the state faces not only social ills but also major economic problems.
By Mark Olsen
The film by David Siegel and Scott McGehee about a couple's divorce as seen by their 6-year-old daughter was a learning curve for the actress, who had to figure out how to sing and strut like a rock star.
By Cindy Carcamo, Los Angeles Times
Cheerleaders in the town of Kountze, Texas, sued after school district officials banned the displays. A judge says they don't violate the Constitution.