Many high school students cannot read. Is the solution to teach reading in all classes?
Like many high school chemistry teachers, Angie Hackman said she teaches students about atoms, matter and how they “influence the…
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Student paper on Mexican repatriation could lead to new statue in Los Angeles
As her junior year of high school was ending in 2023, Tamara Gisiger’s history teacher assigned the class a research…
California Legislature passes bills to curb retail theft
SACRAMENTO — California lawmakers on Monday gave final approval to a package of 10 bills aimed at combating retail theft,…
The bill would abolish fire risk ratings in California
A legislative proposal to overhaul California’s decades-old wildfire mapping system is sparking intense debate, with critics saying it threatens to…
Editorial: Decades after Nazis stole Pissarro painting, California could help recover it
In the twists and turns that an exquisite impressionist painting of a rainy Paris streetscape has taken from Lilly Cassirer's…
Study: Long waits and few vacancies for psychiatric care in Los Angeles with Medicaid
Researchers found that only 15 percent of phone calls seeking psychiatric appointments for Medicaid patients resulted in an appointment in…
Can California save local media? Democracy is at stake
The upcoming election is a stark reminder of what California communities lose when local media outlets shrink or close. There…
Experts: Supreme Court term limits require constitutional reform
WASHINGTON — Term limits for Supreme Court justices are a popular idea, but they would require amending the Constitution and…
Jack White, Mars Volta and Cigarettes After Sex headline Desert Daze's comeback festival
After a year away, Southern California psych-rock festival Desert Daze will return in 2024 with a lineup that includes Jack…
Nicole Kidman Talks About Making 'Eyes Wide Shut' With Kubrick and Cruise
“Eyes Wide Shut” was Stanley Kubrick’s final film, and he died four months before its release. Its stars (Tom Cruise…