By Patrick McGreevy | The Los Angeles Times A proposal that would require more children to be vaccinated in California ran into trouble Wednesday amid objections that it would force thousands of non-immunized students out of public schools. The measure’s author, Sen. Richard Pan (D-Sacramento), agreed to delay a vote on it after being warned...

Southland parents still scratching their heads on Common Core math California’s new Common Core learning standards have some public school parents pulling out their hair. KPCC Wrestling coach accused of molesting 25 students on team A high school wrestling coach in Southern California has been arrested on suspicion of molesting 25 students on his team....

By Rina Marie Garcia | The International Business Times A study consisting of 25 co-authors and led by Yulia Kovas, a professor of psychology at Goldsmiths, University of London, say that a genetic predisposition may be behind why some children are not motivated to go to school. The research, which was partially supported by a grant...

UTLA conducts bus tour to rally for better education UTLA conducted a bus tour of Los Angeles Unified School District schools Tuesday where they say there are unacceptable learning and teaching conditions. ABC7 Home bound students use robot to virtually participate in LAUSD classes Students with special needs Tuesday demonstrated how new technology allows for...

By Kyle Spencer | The New York Times This past winter, Nicholas Gottlieb, the father of a third grader and a sixth grader in Manhattan, helped organize a citywide forum against standardized testing during which more than 200 parents and teachers talked about ways to “attack the issue from different angles.” Just last month, he...

The LA Unified school board is scheduled to meet today at 1 p.m. Among the agenda items of interest is a tentative agreement with eight labor partners on a package of benefits through 2018. Also included is discussion of spending issues, charter approvals and a long list of groups and events to recognize. Click here to get the...

Unions critical of poll on teachers tenure and seniority-based layoffs Teachers unions expressed concern Monday over the results of a poll indicating that California voters are critical of current teacher job protections. Los Angeles Times Atlanta judge urges talks on sentences in school cheating case Ten educators were convicted on April 1 for their roles...

With the May 19 runoff elections five weeks from tomorrow, Ref Rodriguez has opened a huge money lead over incumbent Bennett Kayser for the District 5 school board seat. Rodriguez, a charter school official, has built a nearly 3-to-1 edge in individual contributions, raising $26,896 to Kayser’s $9,575 through April 4, the latest figures from...

By Shannon Doyle | The New York Times Growing up in the 1970s and ’80s in the Chicago suburb of Blue Island, Ill., Gladys Marquez, the daughter of Mexican immigrants, never once had a Hispanic teacher. Sometimes, when trying to explain to her parents her plans for college — or even why she wanted to...

Results from a new USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times poll released over the weekend had a little something for everyone in the education wars, with overall results that were anything but shocking. The ambiguity was especially true for teachers, who respondents said deserved a raise but should not have the same job protections they have now....