California schools unlikely to reopen this academic year amid coronavirus, state schools chief says
Because of the coronavirus outbreak, state public schools are unlikely to reopen, state schools Supt. Tony Thurmond said Tuesday.
Because of the coronavirus outbreak, state public schools are unlikely to reopen, state schools Supt. Tony Thurmond said Tuesday.
The coronavirus crisis prompts the University of California and California State University to temporarily suspend some admission requirements.
Acknowledging disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the UC and Cal State systems will ease admissions requirements for applicants.
New details about Advanced Placement tests released Friday by the College Board show how much the coronavirus pandemic is altering the format.
During coronavirus school closures PBS offers distance learning on TV and online for students.
Coronavirus closures are giving school districts an opportunity to evaluate their online learning efforts and how important teachers are to those programs.
Two-thirds of Keara Williams' 24 AP English students haven't turned in assignments. She spent Friday trying to find them.
L.A. school chief says district is moving fast to set everything up and racing to find unconnected students. The number drops substantially in a week.
With schools closed because of the coronavirus, state schools Supt. Tony Thurmond told students and parents not to expect graduation ceremonies, even though the graduation itself should happen on schedule.
Teenagers asked questions about coronavirus school closures, graduation, grads and their families' safety. We found the answers.
This week California's top education official said what many had anticipated: Don't expect traditional high school graduation ceremonies for the class of 2020.
Austin Beutner has moved quickly to confront the coronavirus crisis in L.A. schools. But the emergency will continue even after the virus fades away.
Cal State will not require SAT or ACT test scores for admissions for 2021-2022 applicants, following a similar decision by UC, other colleges.
The Los Angeles school district racks up $200 million in emergency coronavirus costs, from meal programs to computers, and the budget outlook is uncertain at best.
Coronavirus: Gov. Newsom announced donations and other efforts to provide computers to students during closures, but it falls far short
Schools in rural parts of the state are struggling not only to teach but to reach students. Many lack internet access and rely on schools for food.
With school closed for the coronavirus, LAUSD, the nation's second-largest district, has given out about 10 million meals since March 18.
The program will begin May 11, when UC San Diego starts giving self-administered tests to 5,000 students living in campus housing.
A lawsuit announced Tuesday seeks refunds for students who, as a result of the coronavirus closures, lost out on in-person instruction, housing, meals and other elements of campus life and were not paid back tuition and fees.
As states start lifting stay-at-home orders amid the coronavirus outbreak, workers will play a key role in determining if the economy bounces back.
With his fingers all over the White House's catastrophic coronavirus policy, Jared Kushner is treating pandemic mayhem as a mere publicity challenge.
The United States and other countries are failing to come together just when a cooperative international response is desperately needed.
Instead of shutting down all schools, forcing people to stay home and closing businesses, Sweden's strategy relies heavily on voluntary measures and on individual responsibility.
The coronavirus pandemic might be a tipping point for small medical practices, which have had trouble staying afloat.
Several medical trade groups are asking California Gov. Gavin Newsom for extraordinary immunity for their triage decisions.
Wildlife scientists say we can bring our new delight in nature to the other side of the pandemic, if we're willing to keep the romance alive.
The $2.2 trillion CARES Act was designed for small businesses like MOCA. Using relief funds would help to keep the staff at full employment.
Donate the cost of a canceled ticket, take an online dance class, buy a piece of fine art: Here are 22 ways to help artists weather the coronavirus storm.
In his off time, medical ICU nurse Oh Young-jun sketches scenes from his job within a coronavirus isolation ward in South Korea.
How do you bring people together when social distancing forces them apart? Pablo Helguera and Grand Central Art Center in Santa Ana have a way, and it's free.
Italian singer Andrea Bocelli celebrated Easter Sunday by livestreaming on Youtube a solo performance from Milan's main cathedral, the Duomo di Milano.
The Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival launched a new online initiative where viewers can stream feature films, shorts and live music for free.
How can artists respond to the COVID-19 pandemic? Joaquin Phoenix's much-ridiculed Oscar acceptance speech actually suggests an answer.
Laid-off Broad museum staffers, most of them part-time, will remain on payroll through Friday; the curatorial team will remain in place.
The COVID-19 crisis has led the Mike Kelley Foundation to be more flexible in its grants. Here's who will receive the $400,000 pool for L.A. groups.
Chicano Park in San Diego's Barrio Logan, known for its murals, began with student-led occupation. Right-wing extremists object but the site is historic.
Chicano Park in San Diego's Barrio Logan, known for its murals, began with student-led occupation
Move productions outdoors? Present different work? Faced with so many unknowns, one artistic director vows: "We all will sit in a theater again."
Rafael Cardenas had a simple project for 2020: Take a daily photograph of Los Angeles. What he captured is a city under coronavirus lockdown.
Hundreds of tango lovers unite on Zoom for the Earth Virtual Milonga. Some dance as couples. Some dance with a pillow. At this party it's all good.
Increases in the Brigade’s fire safety work has helped blazes in the capital hit their lowest level since records began according to new figures released today.
From Cal/OSHA complaints to uniting with unions, workers can take some action if they feel their workplaces aren't keeping them safe during the coronavirus pandemic.
Your next flight probably won't be much like your last one. It may cost more, it may be emptier, it may include a 'sky janitor.' And forget snacks.
With storefronts closed, supply chains in disarray and the global economy in peril, money laundering schemes are hobbled and cash is piling up in L.A., the city's top drug enforcement official said.
In all, the state received some 3 million surgical masks made by BYD, a company known for building electric vehicles with an assembly plant in Los Angeles County.