High school athletes at big schools know that sports can be a sure route to college. But for students at smaller schools that’s not as well known, especially in immigrant families where sports isn’t seen as a way to get — and pay for — a higher education. Alex Guerrero, 18, had never heard of...

Students of the “Prep for Success Summer Bridge Program” at the Huntington Park Institute of Applied Medicine (HPIAM), one of three pilot schools on LA Unified’s Linda Esperanza Marquez High School campus, wore their best formal outfits Thursday morning for their final presentations. Carlos Barrera fixed his tie as he prepared to talk about how...

Los Angeles parents traveled to Sacramento Wednesday in hopes of making sure their children’s interests will be reflected in the state’s Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) plan, which must be finalized and submitted to the federal government by Sept. 18. A mother from Compton, Esther Covarrubias, was one of a handful of parents who are...

Latino students from East Los Angeles, community activists, and immigrant youth gathered last weekend at East LA College to discuss topics on immigrant rights and youth empowerment through community news at the “How to Empower Your Community With Mobile Stories” workshop presented by the East Los Angeles College Student Equity Program, the Spanish weekly newspaper...

Parents who model reading at home can help their children from falling into a “summer slide” during the long break, says award-winning East LA teacher Joshua Martinez. Martinez laid out a series of tips for parents in a recent interview with LA School Report. His fourth-grade class at KIPP Raíces Academy is 100 percent Latino,...

*UPDATED Regular classes are on break for the summer, but meals are still being served at 300 LA Unified schools until July 28. The schools will offer free breakfast, lunch, and snacks to all youth ages 1 to 18. LA Unified is also partnering with the City of Los Angeles’ Department of Recreation and Parks...

A new guide on how to protect undocumented parents and students in California’s public charter schools was released Thursday to address an increase in student anxiety and absences and a decline in parent participation in school activities in the wake of federal immigration policy changes. The 21-page guide called “Protecting Undocumented and Vulnerable Students” was created...

With this week’s approval of a $7.5 billion budget for LA Unified’s upcoming school year, advocates in Los Angeles for Latino education highlighted their priorities to best support Latino students’ success. Here are some of their top goals and how they fared in the budget: Community schools Safe schools, including restorative justice programs Title I...

*UPDATED Students in Los Angeles’ 13 largest charter school networks are gaining an average of 50 additional days of learning in math and 24 days in reading compared to other LA public school students, according to an analysis of data in a new Stanford University report. The top four LA charter networks in learning gains...

Although the Trump administration announcement that protections for young “DREAMers” under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program will continue for now, Los Angeles immigrants and their advocates believe the risk of being deported is even greater. The DACA news came in an announcement late Thursday by National Security Secretary John Kelly as he declared...