By Fermin Leal More than half of high school juniors and seniors across the country don’t feel they’re ready for college and careers, even though these remain top goals for students, according to a survey released Thursday. Results from a multi-year College and Career Readiness survey of 165,000 high school students conducted by YouthTruth, a San Francisco-based nonprofit,...

Revised AP U.S. history standards will emphasize American exceptionalism The move comes after significant pushback from conservatives who claimed the redesigned course fpainted American history in too negative a light. Newsweek San Diego Unified’s had some dark days with solar Despite its struggles with solar so far, the district is preparing to ramp up its...

* UPDATED LA Unified decided not to live-stream any of the meeting. The LA Unified school board is meeting today at 6 p.m. The board will first meet in open session before moving into a closed-door meeting, in which the discussion includes how to search for a new superintendent. Only the open session will be...

For all the criticism they might endure, California education officials are rarely accused of being unqualified for their jobs. That’s not quite the case in Alabama. The state’s Republican governor, Robert Bentley, is under fire for filling a vacancy on the state’s board of education with someone who lacks any credentials or background in education....

Superintendent Ramon Cortines of LA Unified confirmed in June that the district’s police force has ended its involvement in a federal program that delivered military-grade weapons to school districts. The decision on the so-called 1033 Program came on the heels of President Obama‘s announcement in May that he was severely restricting the parameters of the program. The response...

A new documentary — focusing on the ethnic mix of Boyle Heights and how the construction of a freeway nearly destroyed the neighborhood — is drawing the attention of educators as a way show how the east LA neighborhood once stood as a monument to diversity and community strength. “East LA Interchange” debuted at a...

Overcoming lingering technical and logistical problems, eight remaining LAUSD schools will begin providing free breakfast in the classroom within the first two weeks of the coming school year, district officials said. That will complete the largest school breakfast program in the nation after more than three years of planning, said Laura Benavidez, project manager for the...

By Sarah Tully Parents won’t be able to transfer their children out of California’s lowest-ranked schools under a little-known law because the state’s scoring index – the basis for the rankings – has been suspended. The California Department of Education this year will not identify 1,000 low-ranking schools, where parents can request to transfer their...

LAUSD officials: MiSiS ready for the new school year While the $133.6-million computer program isn’t fully functional officials said that placing students in the proper classes won’t be a problem. Los Angeles Daily News BH High’s only black principal settled race case, now wants board seat Carter Paysinger announced he would retire June 30, move...

In response to the “teacher jailing” of a beloved LA Unified teacher, Rafe Esquith, acclaimed actors Ian McKellen and Hal Holbrook joined past and present students in a You Tube video to offer their support for Esquith and to show how money spent from his after-school program, Hobart Shakespeareans, benefitted his students. “It is our response to their request for 15...