USC steps up to help LAUSD students by providing teacher scholarships
The USC Rossier School of Education takes on a critical teacher shortage at LAUSD by offering full scholarships for master’s students to work in L.A. public schools.
This Qatar-based Global EdD student is exploring how to embrace change in education while honoring tradition
As director of Tariq Bin Ziad School, Maha Al Romaihi champions a bilingual curriculum that balances English language skills with a celebration of the Arabic language and Qatar’s culture.
USC’s Pullias Center for Higher Education announces 2021 Delphi Award winners
The University of Denver and Worcester Polytechnic Institute receive the prestigious award, which recognizes work that the center believes should be happening across the country.
Study: Give incoming college students better, more comprehensive supports
When universities offer comprehensive support services to provide equity for incoming students with the greatest need, those services have substantial benefits to students’ long-term success, a six-year study finds.
Back to school: Educators and families confront learning loss and mental health challenges
USC experts offer insight into the complications teachers and students may face upon returning to the classroom full time.
Making private industries more diverse starts at USC
Experts discuss how bringing inclusivity and equity into the classroom could change industries for the better.
COVID delta variant rise looms as K-12 schools prepare to reopen
USC experts assess the impact of the variant on school reopenings and employee vaccination mandates as the country attempts to curb outbreaks and avoid more pandemic shutdowns.
“Girls Can’t Do Math”: How Unconscious Bias Leads to Gender Gaps in STEM
How we teach mathematics can discourage women from pursuing computation-heavy fields.
Educators Need to Break the Academic Bias Against Young Men of Color
Studies show that teachers and counselors often hold low expectations of boys from minority communities.
In-person learning returns as USC’s School for Early Childhood Education launches summer program
Kids and teachers reunite with smaller classes that will allow faculty and staff to focus on safety protocols in advance of a full fall return.
Pandemic’s impact on K-12 students looms large in education poll
Though most respondents expressed appreciation for educators — California public schools and teachers received their highest ratings in the poll’s history — questions abound about what comes next for students.
LAUSD students experiencing homelessness are everywhere, yet hard to find
Almost a quarter of district schools have homeless rates above 5%, a USC study found, and many homeless students transfer schools frequently.
Educational Equity is Good for All Kids— So We Must Do Everything We Can to Advance It
Poverty is not a learning disability. It’s a barrier to education that we can overcome together.
Revitalize Civics Education By Connecting Real-World Action to the Classroom
In an age of disinformation and disaffection, how do we teach the next generation of informed, active citizens?
LAUSD, Jimmy Iovine and Andre ‘Dr. Dre’ Young to open new high school
The school will mirror the USC Iovine and Young Academy’s nationally recognized educational model that combines design, business and technology with hands-on learning.
Sending science majors into elementary schools helps Latino and Black students realize scientists can look like them
The Young Scientists Program at USC Dornsife’s Joint Educational Project sends STEM majors to teach elementary school students and change the misconception that all scientists are white men.
Why a successful engineer left the career he loved to teach kids STEM
Once USC alum Darin Gray got his first taste of teaching, he couldn’t give it up. For decades, he’s helped educate Angelenos in science and math through USC Viterbi’s K-12 STEM Center.
Rapid COVID tests used twice weekly could detect most contagious kids
The easy-to-use tests showed promise in comparison with the “gold standard” PCR test, a USC study finds, which could make them a valuable tool as schools reopen.
Shaun Harper elected to National Academy of Education
The founder of the USC Race and Equity Center joins one of the education field’s most prestigious organizations.
Life expectancy declines for Americans without a four-year college degree
Even before the pandemic, adults with a bachelor’s degree were living approximately three years longer than adults without one, according to a USC-Princeton study.
Education is a bigger factor than race in desire for COVID-19 vaccine
Results from a new USC Dornsife study show that U.S. adults with higher education are significantly more likely to get a COVID-19 vaccination and to believe in the vaccine’s safety and effectiveness.
USC Rossier and LAUSD announce teacher-preparation residency
The venture supports the nation’s second-largest school district while advancing the careers of teachers enrolled in the university’s Master of Arts in Teaching program.
How remote learning is making educational inequities worse
Students of color from low-income households report lower levels of schoolwork completion and class engagement, two important predictors of academic achievement, two USC experts find.
Community college reform is working, but there’s much to do
Reform expert Tatiana Melguizo discusses community college legislation.