Friday, September 4

Opinion: UCLA owes funding transparency to its political science students, professors

This post was updated Aug. 30 at 6:59 p.m. Low enrollment odds. Overflowing classrooms. Undergraduate students overwhelming faculty and teaching assistants. Every political science student at UCLA is accustomed to them by now. Read more...

Photo: Bunche Hall is pictured. The UCLA political science department must provide proper transparency to students and faculty about its budget amid funding cuts, argues Lilly Leonhardt. (Amelia Chief/Daily Bruin senior staff)




Opinion: LAUSD’s AI misstep shows what happens when technology comes before students

This post was updated Aug. 30 at 7:05 p.m. Los Angeles Unified School District’s former superintendent, Alberto Carvalho, resigned this June. LAUSD is the second-largest public school district in the country, serving over 500,000 students. Read more...

Photo: University High School, an LAUSD school, is pictured. Schools for students of all ages must prioritize equity over risky investment in new technology, writes Ivy Kim. (Daily Bruin file photo)




Opinion: LA’s charter reform efforts have failed to produce meaningful change

This post was updated Aug. 23 at 6 p.m. The latest iteration of Los Angeles’ charter reform process has ended in disappointment. In August 2024, Mayor Karen Bass created the Charter Reform Commission to study LA’s city charter – the document that acts as the city’s constitution. Read more...

Photo: Los Angeles City Hall is pictured. Columnist Emilio Lois writes that the charter reform process has failed to give LA residents the governmental transparency they deserve. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)