Brentwood School Investigating Raucous Party Aboard Rick Caruso's Boat
A raucous party in which students from Brentwood School recorded themselves shouting lyrics to a vulgar rap song took place aboard the boat of billionaire developer Rick Caruso, according to multiple...
View ArticleUSC Lost Its One and Only MFA Candidate — Now What?
Against her better judgment, HaeAhn Kwon came from South Korea to Los Angeles to attend the embattled MFA program at USC Roski School of Art and Design. “I was already suspicious of the administration...
View ArticleWhy a Charter School Founder Is Running Against Mayor Garcetti
Charter School pioneer Steve Barr, who founded Green Dot Public Schools, announced this week that he's running for mayor. Why would Barr, who's never held public office and is not a millionaire, want...
View ArticleBrace Yourself: Here's How Much it Costs to Live Near Top Public Schools
California is the ultimate land of opportunity. And everyone has an equal chance. Okay, you can stop laughing now. An analysis of PropertyShark home listings, Yardi Matrix apartment rentals and...
View ArticleCaltech, UCLA Rate as Top World Universities
Caltech and UCLA have made the top end of a new ranking of the world's 1,000 best universities. Caltech was deemed to be the ninth best school in the United States and the 11th best in the world,...
View ArticleReport: Los Angeles Residents Are Dumb
The expletives that come out of you without warning when someone cuts you off in traffic might actually be accurate. A new report from personal finance site WalletHub suggests Los Angeles is not the...
View ArticleCalifornia Is Home to Some of America's Worst Public Schools
California does many things well: we're a leader in fostering technological innovation, we're home to more billionaires than just about any nation on earth, and, of course, we produce movies. So, with...
View ArticleState Court Upholds California Teacher Tenure Laws
California's controversial teacher protection laws are safe – for now. Over four years ago – May of 2012 – a group of nine public school students filed a lawsuit – Vergara v. California – challenging...
View ArticleYou Can Thank Foreign Students for Helping With California College Tuition
California taxpayers have slowly but surely been withdrawing support for our otherwise stellar public universities. At the same time, tuition and fees have tripled in the last 20 years. And, yet, it...
View ArticleDestruction of Occidental College's 9/11 Commemoration Sparks National Furor
The weekend removal of 2,996 American flags placed at Occidental College to represent the number of victims killed on 9/11 has sparked a national furor. The Occidental College Republican Club placed...
View ArticleUSC Beats UCLA — in Academic Prestige
NCAA powerhouse USC beating UCLA in football wouldn't be much of an upset in recent years, but academically? That's another story. The Westwood school has far outranked USC in global university...
View ArticleSchools Not Prisons: Buyepongo and Ceci Bastida Rally Against Mass Incarceration
Singer-songwriter Ceci Bastida has long championed political and social causes such as immigrant rights, the Zapatista movement and various issues concerning her native country of Mexico. Her most...
View ArticleVoter Cheat Sheet — Prop. 58 Ends the English-Only Classroom Rule; Prop. 51...
Before Angelenos head to the polls on November 8, we are breaking down the ballot into some quick reads to get you up to speed on what's up for a vote. Read more about the other propositions here....
View ArticleUCLA Destroys USC ... in Voter Registration
When it comes to the crosstown rivalry between USC and UCLA, the Trojans can often claim superiority this time of year, at least when it comes to football. Academically, the schools are neck and neck,...
View ArticleTwo of the World's Top 10 Universities Are in L.A.
The 2017 Best Global Universities rankings by U.S. News & World Report affirms years of evaluations of the world's elite schools by that and other publications: Los Angeles is a hotbed for...
View ArticleStudent Immigrants Flock to California
The international student population in the United States topped 1 million for the first time, and California is the state that has the greatest number of foreign students.
View ArticleCalifornia University Leader Promises Safe Campuses for Undocumented Students
The move comes as students opposed to Trump's stance on illegal immigration have used social media to demand their universities become a #SanctuaryCampus.
View ArticleCalifornia College Leaders Urge Trump Not to Deport Students
"They do not represent a public safety threat. In fact, they represent some of the best our nation has to offer."
View ArticleAs GOP Candidates Vow to Block Syrians, USC Offers Scholarships to Them
Republican presidential candidates have been falling all over each other to declare their support for blocking the arrival of refugees from war-torn Syria. Sen. Ted Cruz has called for a freeze on...
View ArticleStudent Immigrants Flock to California
The international student population in the United States topped 1 million for the first time, and California is the state that has the greatest number of foreign students.
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