Stacey Arthur arrives at Bonner Elementary School in Houston, Texas at 6:30 a.m. every weekday to make photocopies, fill out paperwork, and set up her classroom. Read more...

With an overwhelming chorus of “aye” votes, the California Assembly passed a bill on Wednesday that would require state public retirement systems to divest from companies with holdings in Sudan. Read more...

A record 37,000 students who were offered admission to a University of California campus this fall chose to enroll, and 4,852 of them will be attending UCLA. Read more...

On Tuesday morning, the state capitol lawn, littered with tents and college students from across California, became a refugee camp. The simulated camp was part of a demonstration aimed at pushing legislation for the next step in what students and policy makers have developed into a nationwide Sudanese divestment campaign. Read more...

A word of warning to all government employees: The First Amendment right to free speech no longer applies to you. The U.S. Supreme Court, in a 5-4 vote Tuesday, ruled that public employees are not entitled to free speech while on the job, opening the door for employer retaliation against whistleblowers who speak out about government misconduct and inefficiency. Read more...

The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that free speech rights do not apply to government employees who speak out against official misconduct as part of their jobs, a decision some say could contribute to abuse of power by discouraging whistle-blowers from coming forward. Read more...

The middle school in South Los Angeles where Idin Kashefipour teaches is surrounded by steel and concrete. A tall fence separates the school from the surrounding area, and school personnel stand by the front gate and patrol the school throughout the day. Read more...