Articles Thanks to One Los Angeles Nonprofit, Budget Cuts Haven't Killed Off Art Class Liz DwyerMar 16, 2012
Articles Adults Who Participated in High School Extracurricular Activities Earn More Money Liz DwyerJun 17, 2011
Articles Lights, Camera, Action: Los Angeles Parents Film PSA About the School Funding Crisis Liz DwyerJun 09, 2011
Articles Being Bilingual Is Good for Your Brain Toggling back and forth between two languages is like doing P90x for your brain.Liz Dwyer04 Jun, 2011
Articles Why Isaac Asimov Would Be Ashamed of Los Angeles' Schools The brilliant writer and scientist was a champion of libraries. He might have a few choice words for LAUSD's decision to get rid of its librarians.Liz Dwyer28 May, 2011
Articles Should College Students to Be Able to Pay Their Way Off Wait Lists? With wait lists thousands of students deep, California's community colleges say they'll add more class sections if students pay full price.Liz Dwyer27 May, 2011
Articles Is American Idol Making Kids Less Interested in Singing? Some argue the show's competitive nature discourages kids from getting involved. But the problem might be much bigger than that.Liz Dwyer21 May, 2011
Articles Outsourcing Education: Does It Matter If Someone in India Corrected Your College Paper? That paper you think was corrected by a professor actually might have been marked up by someone halfway across the globe.Liz Dwyer18 May, 2011
Articles Repurposing Abandoned Schools Project Winner: A Farm to Table Urban Food Center Caroline Hadilaksono turns an abandoned school into an "all-in-one ecosystem" where people can grow, distribute, and enjoy good food. See her design.Liz Dwyer08 May, 2011
Articles What Teachers Want to Know: When Will Testing Company Employees Get Laid Off? Everyone has to feel the pain of budget cuts—except the companies being paid millions to make standardized tests.Liz Dwyer28 Apr, 2011
Articles Project: What Should We Do with Abandoned School Buildings? For our latest project, we want you to create a plan to repurpose empty school buildings for the public good.Liz Dwyer17 Apr, 2011
Articles Can Community Colleges Survive the Economic Downturn? Despite increased demand for education, budget cuts are causing two-year schools to cut back, denying a college education to thousands of students.Liz Dwyer13 Apr, 2011
Articles Thanks to a Corrupt Bureaucracy, California's Schools Would Crumble During an Earthquake The Field Act is a good piece of legislation that requires California school buildings to meet high inspection standards. Too bad it isn't enforced.Liz Dwyer10 Apr, 2011
Articles Defunding Americorps: Do We Really Want to Take City Year Away From Schools? The Republican leadership claims the dropout prevention program is wasteful spending. Have they ever spent time with City Year corps members?Liz Dwyer09 Apr, 2011
Articles Extra Credit: Can Someone Bring Chile's Star Wars School to the States? Welcome to the first-ever edition of Extra Credit, a daily roundup of noteworthy education stories.Liz Dwyer20 Mar, 2011
Articles How Prepared Are California's Schools for an Earthquake? When the "Big One" hits, what happened in Japan could happen in the Golden State. The Great California ShakeOut is helping schools prepare.Liz Dwyer16 Mar, 2011
Articles Must See Chart: Tax Breaks for the Rich Versus Budget Cuts Those social programs we can't afford? They could be complete paid for if we just got rid of tax breaks for the wealthy.Liz Dwyer14 Mar, 2011
Articles Best Peformance at the Oscars? P.S. 22's Chorus! The fifth graders from Staten Island closed out the Academy Awards and totally stole the show!Liz Dwyer02 Mar, 2011
Articles Experiment: Gym Class Helps Kids Read Better Want to boost test scores in reading and math? Have kids exercise before tackling tough academic subjects.Liz Dwyer18 Feb, 2011