education

A new study argues that Chinese- and Vietnamese-American "tiger moms" see education as the only sure path to upward mobility.

We need to proceed cautiously, says UCLA Chancellor Gene Block, lest low-income students are forced into online degree programs as the only affordable option.

Postdoctoral scholar Nicole Mirra questions claims that the Common Core emphasizes civic responsibility and looks at what the new standards are really doing to prepare students to be citizens.

UCLA's TIE-INS Program, which places children of UCLA faculty and staff at public schools near campus, provides enrichment and intervention programs for the entire community.

At a "Thinking L.A." event co-presented by UCLA and Zocalo Public Square, a panel discussed why racial diversity matters, how to bring more underrepresented students to campus and what can be done to make such students feel welcome at universities in California and around the country.

Boom magazine asked Alessandro Duranti, author and distinguished professor of anthropology and dean of social sciences at the UCLA College of Letters and Science, how universities will intersect with society in 2050.

With the realization that art education can complement math and science learning, classrooms have begun to add an “A” to “STEM,” (science, technology, engineering, math) creating the much more active noun of “STEAM.” Among the faculty at UCLA’s...

Leaders of California's three public higher education systems jointly addressed the UC Board of Regents on Jan. 22 and discussed their plans for strengthening implementation of the state's Master Plan for Higher Education.

Jane Margolis is a senior researcher at UCLA and the author of “Stuck in the Shallow End: Education, Race, and Computing.” Marcelo Suárez-Orozco, a professor and dean of education at UCLA’s Graduate School of Education and...

University of California President Janet Napolitano and several UC chancellors joined President Obama and education leaders from around the country at a higher education summit aimed at making college more accessible to low-income students.

UCLA’s Graduate School of Education and Information Studies joined the Los Angeles Unified School District and nonprofit Code.org to collectively launch the Los Angeles segment of National Computer Science Education Week at the UCLA Community School Dec. 10.

As experts on immigration’s impact on children and youth, Professor Carola and Dean Marcelo Suárez-Orozco, both of the Graduate School of Education and Information Studies, presented two talks at the Pontifical Academy of the Sciences at the Casina Pio IV in Vatican City.

Students at predominantly Latino Roosevelt High School are reaching beyond their own neighborhood and culture to study the language, music and traditional theater of China through the Chinese Alive! program.   A...

Young Latinas who have Latino teachers and counselors as role models and participate in extracurricular activities in high school have a much better chance of educational success.

More than 4,000 people swarmed the Court of Sciences and Kinsey Pavilion to participate in a scientific open house where children (and adults) could learn by observing and participating in dozens of live demos and experiments.

A two-year, labor-intensive project by UCLA Lab School students, parents and volunteers to clean up and restore Stone Canyon Creek is making headway.

Ackerman Grand Ballroom was transformed into a broadcast studio today when UCLA and Univision Communications co-hosted a Spanish-language town hall and an English-language webcast focused on the urgency of closing the Latino education gap. “Today is ...

As part of an effort to support the growth of Chinese education in U.S. schools, 115 teachers from China have been studying at UCLA to learn how to be effective Mandarin language teachers for American students.

This op-ed by UCLA Chancellor Gene Block was published March 14 in the Washington Post.