State faces a moving target in implementing 'parent trigger' law

As the Board of Education continues to weigh the details of how parents will go about forcing overhauls of low-performing schools, debates over transparency, public input and special interests drag on.

Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver, of 'Food Revolution' fame, speaks to California school nutritionists

L.A. Unified rebuffed Jamie Oliver's overtures, but he still hopes to take his TV show into a California school system's kitchens

UC Riverside grows in popularity

With rising enrollment, university will no longer accept applicants who fail to win admission to another UC campus.

Community colleges seek ways to deal with unstable students

Santa Monica College is among those working with an online training program to learn how to help those in trouble.

Jerry Brown's bid to kill redevelopment agencies sets stage for fierce battle

The plan would take billions out of city coffers and send it instead to school districts, counties and the state. 'Shameful,' 'a disaster' and 'a nonstarter' are among comments from foes of Brown's idea.

Helping Jewish kids learn about their religious, cultural identity

Each month the PJ Library sends Jewish-themed bedtime stories to 65,000 families across the United States and Canada.

UC Berkeley chancellor's e-mail linking Tucson rampage to issue of immigration draws criticism

Campus-wide e-mail ties Tucson rampage to Arizona's crackdown on illegal immigrants and the failure of the DREAM Act.

Officials plan to split low-performing Jordan High into 3 campuses

Outgoing Supt. Ramon C. Cortines, who said the school was one of the worst in the district, says the campuses will be run by outside groups.

New L.A. schools Supt. John Deasy is seemingly a man of contradictions

L.A. Unified Superintendent John Deasy has ties to the Gates Foundation, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and Eli Broad, but his career displays an independent streak.

Higher education leaders anxious about cuts in proposed California budget

They worry that Gov. Jerry Brown's proposed California budget will mean fewer classes, fewer services and fewer students getting the higher education they need to succeed.

New York City schools can release ratings of 12,000 teachers, judge rules

The interests of parents and taxpayers outweigh the privacy rights of public employees, said Manhattan Judge Cynthia S. Kern. The ruling could lend support to similar requests in other states.

California Board of Education nominee withdraws

Jerry Brown's choice for the California Board of Education, Bill Honig, was among the new governor's most controversial early appointments

John Deasy earns mostly high marks as the likely new L.A. schools superintendent

'L.A. is lucky to have him,' Education Secretary Arne Duncan says of the administrator who is expected to be hired this week as Ramon Cortines' successor.

Many see influence of teachers union in Gov. Jerry Brown's shakeup of California Board of Education

Proponents of charter schools are among the seven people removed from the board. The action portends a shift in the state's approach to reforms.

Education reform the union way

In attacking United Teachers Los Angeles, Mayor Villaraigosa chose to ignore the myriad positive reforms teachers are making in L.A. schools.