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…
John Rogers Named to California Action Team on Charter Schools
UCLA Education Professor John Rogers has been named by State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson to serve on an…
Center X: “Just News” Speaks with Alhambra HS Students on Gun Violence
This week, we share a dialogue between John Rogers and students from Alhambra High School. Following the shooting in Parkland,…