Friday, May 8


Study examines transfer experience of Latinos

A recent UCLA study found that a low percentage of Latino students transfer from community colleges to four-year universities, a finding which some experts attribute to a lack of adequate preparation at community colleges, along with a number of other factors. Read more...


Crimewatch

Grand theft Diamond earrings and a ring worth a total of $2,900 were removed from a residence on the 700 block of Hilgard Avenue between May 14 and May 28. Read more...



Rules target university loans

The Federal Department of Education released new guidelines Friday regulating universities' relationships with student loan companies and requiring schools to disclose more information about their preferred-lender lists to students. Read more...


State spends less on pupils

California spends the most money on education of all 50 states, but due to its high volume of students, its spending per pupil falls squarely in the middle of the list, according to statistics recently released by the United States Census Bureau. Read more...


Families learning to live with illness

She has a suitcase packed and ready in the corner of her house, because she knows that at any moment she may have to take her granddaughter Alyssa back to the hospital. Janie Anderson knows that at any moment she may have to drive four hours south so Alyssa Terrazas can return to the Mattel Children's Hospital at UCLA for treatment for problems with her bladder "“ a condition that has resulted in 37 visits to the hospital in the past eight years. Read more...