The most lucrative majors? Some community college grads can outearn elite university peers
Community college graduates in healthcare fields can outearn humanities students even from elite universities such as Stanford, UC Berkeley and UCLA, underscoring how much majors can matter.
LA Times > EducationSerbia’s education minister resigns following mass shootings that killed 17
Serbia’s education minister submitted his resignation after two shootings in and around Belgrade, one of them at a primary school, killed 17 people.
LA Times > EducationJenny Gold, Kate Sequeira join The Times to anchor its early childhood education initiative
The initiative, funded by six philanthropies in collaboration with the L.A. Partnership for Early Childhood Investment, will explore the critical issues affecting California’s youngest residents, their parents, care providers and educators.
LA Times > Education‘Foretold’ podcast Episode 2: ‘A Certain Kind of Education’
Paulina Stevens was pulled out of school after sixth grade, which is not unusual for Romani Americans. This is ‘Foretold’ podcast Episode 2.
LA Times > EducationLeo D. Sullivan, trailblazing animation artist and educator, dies at 82
Leo D. Sullivan, an animator who worked on cartoons such as the ‘Soul Train’ opening sequence and ‘The Incredible Hulk,’ has died at age 82.
LA Times > EducationJaded about education, more Americans are skipping college
What first looked like a pandemic blip has turned into a crisis. Nationwide, undergraduate college enrollment dropped 8% from 2019 to 2022.
LA Times > EducationWhat’s the best way to save for education? A 529 plan or I bonds?
Both 529 plans and I Series Savings Bonds have advantages when saving for education. But for most families, here is why 529 plans have the edge.
LA Times > EducationLatino teens are deputized as health educators to sway the unvaccinated
Community health groups are training teens to serve as health educators at school, on social media and in communities where COVID-19 vaccine fears persist.
LA Times > EducationRains have brought California to its knees
How to prepare for an atmospheric river as one leaves Northern California and another comes for L.A.
LA Times > EducationNew York Rep.-elect George Santos admits lying about his career and college education
Republican George Santos admits lying about his job experience and college education during his U.S. House campaign.
LA Times > EducationL.A. Unified, California showcase record graduation rates; other measures show setbacks
Graduation rates continue their rise despite staggering rates of chronic absenteeism and standardized test scores that appear to have erased five years of progress.
LA Times > EducationAfter five-week strike, UC and graduate student workers reach tentative agreement
After a five-week strike that shut down classes and labs and unleashed grading turmoil, UC and graduate student workers reached a tentative agreement Friday.
LA Times > EducationCollege student health insurance costs can blindside families
Many colleges require students to have health insurance coverage and pay a fee to cover health services on campus. Schools say they need the student health fee to cover public health services and the growing need for mental health care.
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