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UCLA psychologists suggest that by 25, one’s mode of evaluating the truthfulness of information is pretty much set.

Is a college education still worth it? The chancellor and other panelists explored the question, as well as economic mobility and university rankings.

Despite a slight overall uptick, dissatisfaction remains high due to inflation, homelessness and the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sixth-graders from the Robert F. Kennedy Community Schools learn about art, themselves and each other.

The report’s authors write that such programs are “potentially the best vehicle to transform who accesses and succeeds in California’s higher education and labor market.”

More than 240 of them have been adopted, according to a new UCLA Law report.

Drawing from 18 years of data, the research points to increased safety overall, even as mass shootings have continued.

August Deer, whose research helped speed up a machine learning technique, is the only finalist from the Los Angeles area.

In an interview, the UCLA professor of education also explores why some are trying to limit teaching about race and racism.

The study, by the Los Angeles Education Research Institute at UCLA, could help inform California education policy.

Undergraduates work in L.A. schools to bolster math learning through innovative research electives.

A UCLA–MIT Press paper highlights a lack of data infrastructure and data strategy in U.S. higher education.

A UCLA study suggests that VR can enhance learning if it is convincingly produced and if different subjects are taught in distinctive environments.

The series provides education on discrimination prevention, best practices for advancing inclusion and other resources.

National survey of high school principals found that political conflict leads to declines in support for teaching about race, racism, and racial and ethnic diversity.

The Success Academy, a collaboration with the VA of Greater Los Angeles that began in 2019, is back after a hiatus during the pandemic.

With the Supreme Court ruling on affirmative education looming, Gary Orfield’s book calls for race-conscious policies that can open the doors to educational opportunity for all.

Demontea Thompson and his twin brother are both foster care success stories. Now, through his research at UCLA, Demontea hopes to raise graduation rates for foster youth.

The Title VI awards will provide students with tuition assistance and living stipends, support teaching of languages, among other things.

The nationwide database records and analyzes legislative, regulatory and administrative efforts at local, state and federal levels.

$10 million from California budget will fund efforts to bring experiences of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders into classrooms.

Supported by $15 million in state funding, the Latina Futures, 2050 Lab will inform policymaking in education, health care and other areas.

UCLA experts welcome Biden’s new proposals but say higher education still has far to go to ensure students are protected.

The education professor founded two research institutes after joining the UCLA faculty in 1973.

The key challenge, he said, is maintaining a top-tier experience while increasing access.