Sid Thompson: A Historic Look at School Integration and Busing
During the second presidential debates earlier this summer, Senator Kamala Harris cited her experiences as a product of school desegregation in…
Annamarie Francois Appointed to California Commission on Teacher Credentialing
Annamarie Francois, Executive Director of UCLA Center X, has been appointed to the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing. She will…
UCLA Explores Links Between Foster Care and Education
High school students from throughout Los Angeles flocked to the UCLA campus to hear former First Lady Michelle Obama speak…
Center X: The Declaration Project Gives High School Students a Voice
On a recent gray Saturday morning, while many teenagers were still sleeping in their beds, a group of young students…
Jane Margolis & Linda Sax: The Rise and Fall of Gender Equity in Computing
A photo in Jane Margolis’ office shows her as a young woman working atop a telephone pole for Pacific Telephone…
Min Pai: UCLA Writing Project Alumna Selected to Heinemann Fellowship
Minjung (Min) Pai (’02, B.A., English Literature) was chosen as one of 11 teachers to be part of the 2018-2020…
UCLA Researchers Awarded $2M NSF Grant to Improve Equity in Computer Science Education
Julie Flapan, Jane Margolis, and Jean Ryoo, education researchers at UCLA’s Center X, were recently awarded a four-year $2 million…
ACCESS Polls Gubernatorial and State Superintendent Candidates on Their Agenda for Computer Science Education
The Alliance for California Computing Education for Students and Schools (ACCESS) and its statewide project, CSforCA, has received responses to…