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Yesterday, a U.S. district judge halted all federal funding for human embryonic stem cell research. The decision could return the field to that of the Bush administration…
Civil rights groups in California have some strong opinions about federal policy as well. Many organizations feel that...
Take a breath. Pay attention as the air goes in ... and out. There, you’ve just had a moment of mindfulness.
In the 1970s, a young scientist named Jon Kabat-Zinn began introducing mindfulness meditation to people who suffered from chronic pain. He found that bringing awareness to the pain...
The federal health care bill passed, but what will reform actually look like?
In March, Congress passed a federal health care bill, but it's up to the states to decide how they will implement the law. And California legislators will start discussing how to do so this week.
Policy makers will have...
Take a breath. Pay attention as the air goes in... and out. There, you’ve just had a moment of mindfulness.
In the 1970s, a young scientist named Jon Kabat-Zinn began introducing mindfulness meditation to people who suffered from chronic pain. He found that bringing awareness to the pain helped...
It is generally understood that getting a college education can be a boost to a person's lifetime economic potential. And ecomomists have assumed the most advantaged high school students get the most financial benefit from higher education. Now researchers from UCLA report the opposite...
It looks like federal education standards may change, as the Obama administration has released a 41-page outline proposing revisions to the No Child Left Behind Act. The Elementary and Secondary Education Act would replace the goal of proficiency in math and language arts with ensuring kids are on...
The first charter school in the state opened in 1992. Today, more than 800 public charter schools are operating in California, and there are more than 5,000 charter schools nationwide. Many people say that charter schools are one of the answers to school reform---and in fact, the...
The finances of the University of California will be examined by the state auditor as a result of an official request by Senator Leland Yee. After reports of improprieties and poor decision-making by UC executives, the Joint Legislative Audit Committee (JLAC) today unanimously (10-0) approved...
One person who’s been thinking deeply about budget cuts to higher education is Bob Samuels. He’s a writing teacher at UCLA and president of the University Council, a teachers union. It represents more than 4 thousand lecturers and librarians employed by the UC system. In his work as...
A new report released today by UCLA's Institute for Democracy, Education, and Access (IDEA) shows a grim reality- that California's students are immensely suffering in this economic climate.
The Institute polled principals statewide.
* 70% of principals reported that summer school had been cut...
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