Teens from juvenile probation camp learn life lessons at Solar Cup boat race

Young men from Camp David Gonzales build a solar-powered boat to compete against other Southern California students' vessels in the Metropolitan Water District's 9th annual Solar Cup.

UC tuition might jump 32% if tax proposal fails, official says

UC President Mark G. Yudof tells regents that this fall's 8% tuition increase may be dwarfed by an additional 32% midyear hike if Gov. Jerry Brown's plan for tax extensions is not approved.

Bennett Kayser leads Luis Sanchez in Los Angeles school board race

The outcome in the Los Angeles school board runoff remained unclear as Bennett Kayser had 300 more votes than Luis Sanchez with 13,000 ballots still uncounted.

L.A. Unified's librarians on trial

The school district appears determined to cut teacher-librarians.

Scott Svonkin takes slight lead in L.A. Community College Board runoff

The senior advisor to Sheriff Lee Baca is barely edging out schoolteacher Lydia Gutierrez, who sought to make an issue of his ties to incumbents who presided over the district's troubled building program.

Bennett Kayser takes lead in Los Angeles school board runoff

Bennett Kayser, favored by teachers, is vying with mayoral favorite Luis Sanchez to replace Yolie Flores in the 5th District.

Completing community college in L.A. County still a challenge

More than 70% of students fail to get a degree or transfer to four-year universities within six years, says a new report, adding that most of those students drop out.

At Manual Arts High, same goals but different methods

Longtime teacher bristles at the 'failing school' label and dreads a pending restructure of his program. But he and his new bosses seem to share a vision: Preparing students to succeed in college and in life.

An unassuming couple's rich legacy

Robert and Adrienne Westerbeck lived modestly in their Pasadena home for more than 50 years. After their deaths, neighbors learned they had assets worth more than $8 million. The couple left it all to their alma maters.

Donation will allow Claremont School of Theology to train rabbis, imams

Gift from David and Joan Lincoln will add training programs for Muslim and Jewish clergy at the Claremont School of Theology, a United Methodist seminary.

Officials attempt drastic break with failure at Huntington Park High, Manual Arts

Many students oppose planned changes at Huntington Park and Manual Arts high schools. This time the radicals are the adults.

Book Review: 'A Jane Austen Education' by William Deresiewicz

A literary critic combines deft descriptions of the novelist's work and a memoir of growing up, with insights gained from her writings.

University of California weighs varying tuitions at its 10 campuses

Proponents say demand should help set price; they cite benefits to all campuses. Critics call the idea elitist and say it would undercut UC's unified system.

L.A. school board OKs plan to revamp Huntington Park High

Despite student protests, at least half of the school's teachers and other employees will be replaced by early July, when the new academic year begins at the underperforming, year-round campus.

President's Committee tackles arts education

With First Lady Michelle Obama and such celebrities as Sarah Jessica Parker lending support, the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities issues a report aiming to encourage a buildup of arts education in the U.S.