Education
Obama signs law that reinstates tuition assistance
President Barack Obama has signed the spending bill that reinstates the military's tuition assistance program into law, but troops remain without the benefit.
Comments (1)First book with transgender theme makes it on CA schools reading list
Author Cris Beam was inspired by her time as a volunteer at a school for gay and transgender kids.
LA Unified school board blocks president from another term
In a 4-3 vote, LA Unified’s board of education prevented current board president Monica Garcia from running for a seventh term as president when the board convenes in July.
Lawyer says top LA Unified official sat on teacher sexual abuse allegations
Alleged victims of LA Unified teacher say a higher up was told of sex abuse accusations but the teacher remained in a classroom for years.
Cal State mulls $125 million funding increase
The 23-campus California State University has begun discussing how to spend a $125 million funding increase proposed by Governor Jerry Brown.
Why Villaraigosa fell short as LA's education mayor
The outgoing Los Angeles mayor made a big play for public education. But he was rebuffed, and his smaller goals proved elusive. This is part of a series looking at the mayor's legacy.