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The Eaton firestorm destroyed five schools in the Pasadena Unified School District. Administrators and families are trying to restore their children’s education.
The Palisades fire continues to threaten Brentwood and Encino, where an all-out aerial assault continues.
The University of California has resolved nine federal civil rights complaints of antisemitism and bias against Muslim, Arab and pro-Palestinian students stemming from protests over the Israel-Hamas war.
Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled a plan Monday to create more well-paying career pathways for Californians who may not have a college degree.
UCLA Police Chief John Thomas, who was blasted for badly mismanaging campus security and failed to handle a mob attack on a pro-Palestinian encampment, has left the university.
UCLA enrolled one of its largest and most diverse classes for fall 2024, including record levels of Black and Latino students, bucking a decline in underepresented students at elite institutions after the U.S. Supreme Court banned affirmative action in college admissions in 2023.
Trump nominated Linda McMahon for secretary of Education, despite her limited experience in school management. He lauded her support of ‘school choice’ and ‘parents’ rights.’
UCLA failed to stem a violent protest melee last spring, as a “highly chaotic” decision-making process, lack of communication between administrators and police and a shortage of campus safety personnel led to institutional paralysis, according to a University of California independent review.
The University of California wants to enroll nearly 3,600 more California students in 2025-26 but may struggle to pay for it.
Folt will retire in July after cleaning up scandals and expanding student access but drawing dissatisfaction over her handling of pro-Palestinian protests.
