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By the end of the program, more than 90% of campers said they believed other children their age could learn organic chemistry.

That Latin American Institute summer program prepares K–12 instructors to bring new knowledge into their classrooms.

The UCLA School of Education & Information studies will work with ACE to advance the impact of studies by the Higher Education Research Institute.

Classes in the STEM fields should include context from history and other social sciences, UCLA researchers write.

The Academy Award–winning actor is an alumnus of the school.

The historic high-rise on South Spring Street will expand UCLA’s presence in the area and help the university deepen its connections to the city’s diverse communities.

The annual award honors a mid-career faculty member with a distinguished record of teaching, research and service.

Economic stressors and child care shortages coincided with decreased parental involvement behaviors, according to a UCLA study.

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.