Education Beat

The state of Tennessee and the group Students for Fair Admissions recently filed a lawsuit challenging grants for Hispanic-Serving Institutions.

As ICE raids ramp up across California, family members — and sometimes students themselves — have been detained or deported.

Berkeley High School launched a new program that pairs professional filmmakers with high school students.

Public health professor Noé Crespo was studying how to boost vaccination among Latinos, but in April his grant was terminated.

In the 1974 case, the Court decided students who do not yet speak fluent English have a right to understand what is being taught in their classrooms.

The Eaton Fire destroyed thousands of homes and displaced around 10,000 of Pasadena Unified School District's 14,000 students.

Jackie Stephens' daughters Mercy and Hope both attended preschool through Head Start, and she says they've thrived. But now she's worried.

Trump administration slashing programs for students with disabilities, struggling readers

In many districts, contracts for school resource officers are passed with no public discussion.

We visit an elementary school and a middle school in Austin, Texas, where students learn in Spanish and English and take the AP Spanish exam in 8th grade.

Measles vaccination rates are going down in California schools and in some cases are lower than 95%, considered "herd immunity." 

Manny Barbara is likely one of the most experienced people in the state when it comes to closing a school. 

Drama teacher Catherine Borek says theater can be therapy to help kids conquer anxiety.

One school principal in San Jose sees promise in his school, which his team reimagined during the pandemic.

Sonoma State University announced a proposal this spring to cut $24 million dollars by eliminating six academic departments.

Undocumented young people risked everything decades ago to "come out of the shadows." As the Trump administration threatens mass deportations, what can we learn from this history?

Parents joined a lawsuit against LAUSD and superintendent Alberto Carvalho, claiming that the district was misusing its Proposition 28 funds. 

In this episode, we bring you the story of one former foster youth who dropped out of college, then returned years later with renewed resolve.

Students who have missed years of school in their home countries not only have to learn English, but also basic reading, writing, math and science.

A school board meeting in Palo Alto offers a peek into an argument over whether ethnic studies should be required, and what the course should teach.

The majority of students in California schools are Latino, while the teachers are mostly white. But that could now be changing.

A teacher shares the story of her family's escape, and a reporter describes the physical and emotional damage to schools and communities.

Every year, John Fensterwald tells us what he thinks might or might not happen in California education in the new year. Listen to what he foresees for 2025.

Inside the first bachelor's degree program in a women's prison in Chowchilla, incarcerated women work to rebuild their lives by pursuing higher degrees.