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Nina Agrawal

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Nina Agrawal is a staff writer for the Los Angeles Times. She previously reported for WLRN-Miami Herald News and for the Latin American affairs magazine Americas Quarterly. A Southern California native, Agrawal is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism and School of International and Public Affairs.

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California expands ban on ‘willful defiance’ suspensions in schools

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California expands ban on ‘willful defiance’ suspensions in schools

More California students can no longer face suspension for willful defiance
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CSU may up their college admissions requirements. But will that hurt low-income students?

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CSU may up their college admissions requirements. But will that hurt low-income students?

The CSU is weighing requiring an additional year of math, science or other quantitative coursework for admission.
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Nine Chinese Arizona State University students detained at LAX and sent back. ASU demands answers

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Nine Chinese Arizona State University students detained at LAX and sent back. ASU demands answers

The students were detained at LAX in the days prior to the start of classes on Aug. 22 and were on their way to the university’s Phoenix-area campuses, school officials said.
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Ethnic studies bill delayed in California amid controversy

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Ethnic studies bill delayed in California amid controversy

An ethnic studies requirement for all high school students in California is on hold.
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Homeless kids, chronic absenteeism, frustrated parents: L.A. Unified is back to school and trying to help

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Homeless kids, chronic absenteeism, frustrated parents: L.A. Unified is back to school and trying to help

LAUSD leaders say that, while students need exponentially more assistance to succeed, they are intent on targeting aid to the neediest.
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Summer learning loss: How teachers mobilize when kids return to school

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Summer learning loss: How teachers mobilize when kids return to school

Are students losing their math and reading skills over the summer? And what can teachers do about it?
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California ethnic studies must add lessons on Jewish Americans and anti-Semitism, schools chief says

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California ethnic studies must add lessons on Jewish Americans and anti-Semitism, schools chief says

The Jewish experience in America, including teachings about anti-Semitism, must be included in California’s new ethnic studies curriculum, the state schools chief said Wednesday, following sharp criticism of the draft by many Jewish groups and an announcement by top education leaders that it “falls short” and will undergo substantial revisions.
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Ethnic studies may soon be mandatory. Can California get it right?

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Ethnic studies may soon be mandatory. Can California get it right?

California lawmakers are poised to make ethnic studies a graduation requirement in high schools and at Cal State universities.

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First draft of state ethnic studies curriculum ‘falls short,’ board says

The language of ethnic studies, explained
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Cisheteropatriarchy. Hxrstory. The language of ethnic studies, explained

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Cisheteropatriarchy. Hxrstory. The language of ethnic studies, explained

Ethnic studies has its own academic language from hxstory to cisheteropatriarchy.
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Thai American students, the pride of their community, awarded scholarships

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Thai American students, the pride of their community, awarded scholarships

Profile of Thai foundation that raises money for student scholarships

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