History of IDEA
Jeannie Oakes, Founder and Former Director
Youth Voice in School Finance
NEW REPORT: Los Angeles' road to A-G for all
Without Dollars and Sense Powerpoint
Past Educational Opportunity Reports
News Coverage
UCLA IDEA's research and expertise is often consulted by the media to offer analysis or commentary on the latest in education news. Some of our areas of expertise, include charter schools, community and parent engagement, urban youth, equity-minded school reform and finance. Here are some recent media clips.
Media Contact: Claudia Bustamante | 310-267-4408 | bustamante@gseis.ucla.edu
June 2012
Less school for LAUSD; Student-based teacher evaluations - KCRW's 'Which Way, LA?', June 13, 2012
Los Angeles schools struggle with curriculum overhaul - Education Week, June 13, 2012
Critics decry further shortening of L.A. Unified's school year - Los Angeles Times, June 13, 2012
High school students from Los Angeles area present conference at Roosevelt High - Boyle Heights Beat, June 7, 2012
Students and teachers join forces for social change in East L.A. - GOOD, June 7, 2012
May 2012
Can new teacher evaluation proposal bring LAUSD and UTLA together? - KPCC AirTalk with Larry Mantle, May 31, 2012
All L.A. Unified students must pass college-prep courses - Los Angeles Times, May 9, 2012
Ameritas College launches in California's Inland Empire aiming to address Hispanics' higher education needs - Wall Street Journal's Marketwatch, May 7, 2012
In controversial move, LAUSD's Deasy wants to raise high-school graduation requirements - Los Angeles Daily News, May 5, 2012
April 2012
Public school parents upset about Prop 39 colocation rules - KPCC, April 30, 2012
New cut-off dates complicate kindergarten - Daily Pilot, April 21, 2012
How to succeed in kindergarten: Will redshirting—holding back your child—make him healthy, wealthy and wise? - Los Angeles Times op-ed, April 15, 2012
Amid scandal, lawmakers reconsider teacher layoff laws - California Report, April 10, 2012
March 2012
Video: Kids call for equity at DML 2012 - The Digital Shift, March 18, 2012
Study examines California Latino students’ involvement in higher education - Hispanically Speaking News, March 16, 2012
Beyond bake sales: LAUSD school board considers parcel tax and pink slips - KPCC Patt Morrison show, March 13, 2012
New report finds low college attendance by California Latinos - Sacramento Bee, March 13, 2012
Report: 7% of Latino adults hold college degrees - Orange County Register, March 13, 2012
Latinos don't get message about college - Bakersfield Californian, March 13, 2012
Students demand the right to use technology in schools - KQED, March 6, 2012
Cuts push LA Unified schools to break away from district - KPCC, March 5, 2012
February 2012
A group of parents in Calif. desert may be the future of school reform - Colorlines, Feb. 15, 2012
December 2011
The view from here - California, U.S. - "Trigger law" allows parents to call the shots - Times Education Supplement, Dec. 16, 2011
November 2011
Bruno Manno's "Straw Mom" Argument - Annenberg Institute for School Reform, Nov.14, 2011
October 2011
Finally, schools focus on preventing dropouts - Press-Enterprise, Oct. 31, 2011
New report warns shorter school would hurt low-income, other students - Los Angeles Times, Oct. 31, 2011
Trigger Laws: Does signing a petition give parents a voice? - Truthout, Oct. 23, 2011
The Conversation: Should the haves share the dollars they raise with the have-nots? Sacramento Bee op-ed, Oct. 9, 2011
September 2011
Schools sue over state budget - California Report, Sept. 28, 2011
Trigger Laws: Does signing a petition give parents a voice? - Rethinking Schools, Fall 2011 edition
'Trigger law' gives parents power in public schools - NBC Nightly News, Sept. 26, 2011
Año de retos para el LAUSD - La Opinión, Sept. 7, 2011
Pushing parents to get involved in kids' education - Los Angeles Times, Sept. 3, 2011
August 2011
Récord de latinos en nivel superior - La Opinión, Aug. 26, 2011
California charter schools get grant from Walton Foundation - Which Way, L.A.?, August 23, 2011
LA leaders discuss growing 'parent engagement' - Bell Gardens Sun, August 18, 2011
Santa Ana Unified uses nonprofit to fill summer school gap - KPCC, August 1, 2011
July 2011
Students use research as empowerment through UCLA program -- On Central, July 26, 2011
Getting by on less: Report says economy has put some schools even further behind - On Central, July 22, 2011
Escuelas carecen de cursos importantes - La Opinión, July 4, 2011
United Teachers Los Angeles termed out of office - KPCC, July 1, 2011
June 2011
Becas para que dejen estudios - La Opinión, June 7, 2011
The state of education in California: Dismal - Modesto Bee op-ed, June 3, 2011
May 2011
We Need to Talk: Solving California's civic engagement problem - Zócalo Public Square, May 20, 2011
Pequña esperanza para las escuelas - La Opinión, May 17, 2011
Los maestros se hicieron presentes - La Opinión, May 14, 2011
Countdown to May Revise: Schools already reeling from deep budget cuts - California Budget Project, May 12, 2011
Examining California's Parent Trigger Law - NPR's All Things Considered, May 8, 2011
San Diego will no longer get away with requiring that our students pay to learn - San Diego Examiner, May 5, 2011
Cuts in education force teacher layoffs in California - Voice of America, May 4, 2011
April 2011
White House: Latino Students' Education Key to Nation's Future - ColorLines, April 29, 2011
School districts look to parcel taxes for aid - New York Times, April 28, 2011
School districts call in cavalry of consultants to push parcel taxes - Bay Citizen, April 28, 2011
High poverty students hit hardest by layoffs, cuts - National Education Association, April 27
Education summit focuses on budget crisis - Mar Vista Patch, April 18, 2011
Teachers, parents hold rolling budget rallies - San Diego Union-Tribune, April 15, 2011
California students fighting a "drop-out" factory - Channel One, April 15, 2011
Budget cuts to hit public education in California - World Socialist Web Site, April 13, 2011
Extending students' horizons beyond East and South L.A. - UCLA Today, April 8, 2011
UCLA institute releases survey of high schools - Daily Bruin, April 8, 2011
Why Tax-On-Millionaires Measure is a Slam Dunk - Calbuzz, April 4, 2011
Can the US 'Out-Innovate and Out-Educate' the Competition? - To the Point on KCRW, April 4, 2011
Schools debate the pros and cons of costly student trips - Napa Valley Register, April 3, 2011
March 2011
LAUSD reports detail potential impact of layoff notices - Daily Breeze, March 25, 2011
Struggle worsens at state high schools hammered by fiscal crisis - UCLA Today, March 23, 2011
California Public High School Education Report Reveals Falling Educational Opportunities - Patch, March 23, 2011
Has School Reform Ground to a Halt? - Voice of San Diego, March 23, 2011
Layoff notices at nearly 1,000 LAUSD schools would mean a heavy loss of certificated positions - Daily News, March 22, 2011
Study shows effects of state budget cuts on school districts - Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, March 22, 2011
Worser and worser - Thoughts on Public Education, March 22, 2011
La economía continúa afectando a muchos - Univision KMEX (video download), March 21, 2011
California students face tight budgets at school and at home, UCLA reports - Los Angeles Times, March 21, 2011
Report: Calif. budget cuts hit poor schools harder - Business Week (Associated Press article also appearing in Education Week, Boston Globe, San Francisco Chronicle, Fresno Bee, Contra Costa Times, Pasadena Star News, Yahoo! Finance, The Republic, among others), March 21, 2011
UCLA report: School cuts have widened education gap, diminished quality - Daily Breeze, March 21, 2011
Report: Calif budget cuts hit poor schools harder - San Jose Mercury News, March 21, 2011
Los Angeles graduate student wants to get teachers into therapy - 89.3 KPCC, March 21, 2011
Locke leaders in the making - Our Weekly, March 17, 2011
UCLA Report: School cuts increase inequality - eSan Joaquin.com, March 16, 2011
Budget woes plague California colleges - Press TV, March 6, 2011
February 2011
IBM Watson Supercomputer A Reminder of Education Shortcomings - Huffington Post, Feb. 22, 2011
The Meaning of Michelle Rhee - The Answer Sheet (Washington Post blog), Feb. 22, 2011
Dr. Ernest Morrell, Zaner-Bloser Author, Named Director of Institute for Urban and Minority Education at Teachers College, Columbia University - Digital Journal, Feb. 21, 2011
Entitled to the Facts - Huffington Post, Feb. 12, 2011
January 2011
Define Gender Gap? Look Up Wikipedia's Contributor List - New York Times, Jan. 30, 2011
To "Win the Future," Kids and Schools Must Survive the Present - ColorLines Magazine, Jan. 27, 2011
Which Way, L.A.? From LA to Sacramento, New Uncertainty in Public Education - KCRW, Jan. 11, 2011
Many see influence of teachers union in Gov. Jerry Brown's shakeup of California Board of Education - Los Angeles Times, Jan. 8, 2011
Brown signals shift with Board of Education picks - Sacramento Bee, Jan. 8, 2011
The Parent Trigger - Voice of San Diego, Jan. 6, 2011
December 2010
A Year in the News: California Schools, 2010 - Huffington Post, Dec. 31, 2010
Which Way, L.A.? Jerry Brown's Armageddon Budget for State Education - KCRW, Dec. 15, 2010
Education fills big space on Brown's chalkboard - Los Angeles Times, Dec. 14, 2010
Commercial break for LAUSD? - Los Angeles Daily News, Dec. 12, 2010
LAUSD to consider sponsorships - Pasadena Star News, Dec. 11, 2010
California's Parent Trigger - LA Weekly, Dec. 9, 2010
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