Education

A backlash to standardized tests has been fueled by complaints they take up too much classroom time and questions about how well they measure readiness for college or careers.

University of Southern California President Carol Folt announced she will step down from her role at the end of the academic year on July 1, 2025 in an email to students and staff Friday morning.

Police responded to Whittier High School Friday following a threat that was called in to the school east of Los Angeles.

Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would have allowed undocumented college students to work on campuses in California.

Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would have provided opportunities for undocumented students to work on their college campuses.  Ted Chen reports for the NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 23, 2024.

Bake yourself brilliant with California Live correspondent Laila Muhammad as she meets the woman behind a unique subscription service for kids: BāKIT Box. Learn how the interactive activity teaches STEM basics to curious young minds of all age

Arizona State University is launching a program for parents and guardians of their students called “Thriving in Your Empty Nest Chapter.”

Stanford University tops LinkedIn’s list as the No.1 MBA program in the world in 2024.

Education Secretary Miguel Cardona vows “to do better” as administrators say this year’s FAFSA debacle is already leaving its mark on campuses.

The Biden administration is hiking pay for educators in the early childhood program Head Start as part of an effort to retain current employees and attract new ones in the midst of a workforce shortage.

Some of the new rules imposed by universities include banning encampments, limiting the duration of demonstrations and allowing protests only in designated spaces.

Years after COVID, nearly every state is still struggling with school attendance. Roughly one in four students remained chronically absent in the 2022-23 school year, according to an analysis by The Associated Press and Stanford University economist Thomas Dee.

Columbia’s upper Manhattan campus was at the center of a protest movement connected to the Israel-Hamas war that swept college campuses nationwide

Hopefully there won’t be as many technical glitches for students, but the 2025-26 FAFSA won’t open on time, the DOE announced.

School districts across the U.S. are adopting mental health practices as a part of their daily schedules and curriculums. Yoga, meditation and mindfulness exercises are being implemented alongside traditional reading, math and science lessons.

Peter Richardson, principal at Davis elementary school, speaks on the innovative teaching methods that are implemented at the Santa Ana School District. This video was broadcast on the NBC4 News at 6 a.m. on July 25, 2024. 

Arizona, the model for voucher programs across the country, has spent so much money paying private schoolers’ tuition that it’s now facing hundreds of millions in budget cuts to critical state programs and projects.

California Live’s Jobeth Devera is in Mountain View learning more about Éducation Française Bay Area, a nonprofit organization promoting bilingualism, specifically by teaching French in the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond.

California Live’s Jessica Vilchis is in Orange County to learn about the important, decades-long work of Girls Inc., a non-profit that helps shape young women in a variety of areas. From financial literacy to STEM and even managing body image issues, Girls Inc. has empowered girls as young as kindergarten through college.

Studies show that positive parent involvement can improve grades, attendance and behavior. This video was broadcast on the NBC4 News at 6 a.m. on July 18, 2024.