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Charter School Advocates Challenge LAUSD Location Policy
Students enter New Heights Charter School, which shares a campus with Martin Luther King Jr Elementary School.(Brian Feinzimer)Topline:Charter school advocates filed a lawsuit Tuesday challenging a new...
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For College Students Living Paycheck To Paycheck, Financial Literacy Is An...
Bruce Miller at the “Understanding Money: Financial Literacy Workshop” class for students at Los Angeles City College. (Cassandra Nava)On a recent spring afternoon, about a dozen students gathered in...
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For Mixed-Status Families Struggling With Financial Aid Forms, Advisors Urge...
Beatriz Rafael, the academic advisor at InnerCity struggle, shows high school senior Kristen Roman how to strengthen her application. (Julia Barajas/LAist)Millions of people each year fill out the Free...
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In College, He Couldn't Afford A Sandwich. Now He Helps Other Students In...
Volunteers at Los Angeles Valley College give out food provided by Student LunchBox.(Cassandra Nava)Karlen Nurijanyan could barely afford a grilled cheese while he attended Santa Monica College in...
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This Year, Colleges Must Choose Between Fast Financial Aid Offers, Or...
Countless prospective college students are eager to commit to colleges, acceptances in hand, but are stuck waiting for one last piece of the puzzle: their college financial aid package. Those offers...
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California To Expand Alternative Financial Aid Application To Students From...
Since the new FAFSA launched on Dec. 30, 2023, the form has only been available for short periods of time. That changed this week. On Tuesday, the U.S. Education Department said applicants will now...
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What Support Do Community College Students Need To Transfer?
Transfer student Marilyn Martinez, with her parents, Rosy Rodriguez and Rigoberto Martinez, at UCLA's Royce Hall.(Courtesy of Marilyn Martinez )Marilyn Martinez said she graduated high school...
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How Much California Students Pay For Abortion Pills Varies By Campus
A combination pack of mifepristone (L) and misoprostol tablets, two medicines used together for abortions. Doctors say misoprostol is safe and effective when used solo.(Elisa Wells Plan C/AFP via Getty...
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Native American Students Get Free Tuition To Attend The UC. Why It Isn’t Enough
Carlos Morales and Michelle Villegas-Frazier participate in a sage burning ritual outside of the Native American Academic Student Success Center at UC Davis on April 1, 2024.(José Luis Villegas)For...
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In Garden At A Sylmar High School, Students Connect With City’s Floricultural...
Students in the Floriculture class at Sylmar Charter High School work on their corsages for prom.(Ashley Balderrama)The week before prom is crunch time for Sylmar Charter High School's floriculture...
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USC Students Question How And Why University Canceled Valedictorian's...
The University of Southern California campus(Adolfo Guzman-Lopez/LAist)The news that USC had rescinded its offer for valedictorian Asna Tabassum to deliver a commencement speech spread quickly among...
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USC Valedictorian Asna Tabassum Plans To Attend Commencement As Pressure Grows
USC students and faculty protest against the administration's decision to cancel the valedictory address at commencement. (Courtesy Alan Mittelstaedt)The University of Southern California’s decision...
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