For USC professor, improving how kids learn math starts with how teachers learn math
The ways to teach the subject form the crux of a USC Rossier faculty member’s research.
How to Teach Against Hate? Lean on Genocide Survivors
Learning from eyewitnesses of some of history’s darkest moments, educators strive to teach the power of decency and respect.
New report shows public universities fail to find, support and graduate black students
USC Race and Equity Center authors grade every school for its equity efforts among men and women and student-to-faculty ratios.
USC partners with La Brea Tar Pits on augmented reality and education
Researchers look at best ways to design AR experiences for effective learning.
Top USC teachers reveal ways to inspire students
Two of the university’s most popular professors embrace a tough-but-fair approach in the classroom.
Promoting equity in graduate-level STEM education, with USC leading the way
USC Rossier joins new network focused on issues that hinder the success of underrepresented students in science, tech, engineering and math.
USC helps teachers from around the U.S. get rare access to colonial era history
The USC-Huntington Early Modern Studies Institute inspires 35 middle and high school teachers to teach students about the latest scholarship on the early American experience.
The Evolution of Becoming a Doctor
Laura Mosqueda was once a student at USC’s medical school. Now, as dean of the Keck School of Medicine of USC, she sees an evolution in how to teach future doctors.
100 percent of USC Hybrid High seniors graduate — and are going to college — for third year in a row
All 118 seniors from the Class of 2018 are college-bound, matching the 100 percent graduation and college acceptance rate of the first two USC Hybrid High senior classes.
A future in student affairs was right in front of her all along
How a black and Native American transracial adoptee in a white family came to embrace the path she was already on.
Homeless students find educational haven at South L.A. charter school
USC Rossier alumna creates a community at the Crete Academy in South Los Angeles.
USC professor shows math is fun, even if you’re not ‘good’ at it
It’s not about being right: Neel Tiruviluamala, a popular faculty member in residence at USC Village, inspires college students to be curious.
Match Day 2018 brings joy as USC med students celebrate residency news
Nearly 160 future physicians anxiously open envelopes with details about where they’ll spend their upcoming residencies.
College Access Day gives L.A. high schoolers a chance to ask lots of questions
Their concerns strike a chord with USC Rossier experts who speak to them on the University Park Campus.
USC Rossier/PACE poll: California voters support new public school accountability efforts
Majority of state voters support the California School Dashboard, a performance gauge created by the state to improve equity and transparency in school quality.
In college admissions, standardized testing isn’t perfect — but is it even necessary?
Tests’ importance and usefulness are touted at USC-hosted gathering of higher education admissions experts.
LGBTQ homeless youth need attention from policymakers, USC scholars say
Increased training, more comprehensive outreach and more inclusivity are proposed as part of team’s research agenda.
Does Learning Art, Dance and Music Boost Young Brains?
There’s a growing body of research that suggests music and other arts can affect childhood brain development.
The Trojans Bringing Arts Education Back to Kids and Schools
If you think arts education has vanished from schools and neighborhoods, these Trojans have some news for you.
How can California’s community colleges increase faculty diversity?
In event at USC’s Center for Urban Education, representatives of schools around the state discuss the challenges they face.
USC Rossier-affiliated charter network grows with two new high schools
USC Brío College Prep and USC Esperanza College Prep aim for every student to graduate and get the opportunity to attend college.
Local Kids Improve Reading Skills Through Kinder 2 College
A $1 million gift from Pamela Buffett boosts the afterschool reading program for children ages 5 and up.
Every USC Hybrid High graduate is going to college — again
Supported by family and others, the school’s second class of seniors learns how to be the best version of themselves.
New gift ensures hundreds more L.A. children will embrace reading
USC’s Kinder 2 College program helps children from surrounding neighborhoods to become proficient in reading and writing by the end of third grade.