Education

• USC students begin new semester with ramped up security, closed campus

  

  1/8/13, 4:11 p.m.

  Students will return to a closed campus -- meaning after 9 p.m. all people entering the school must show ID.

• Religion improves high school graduation, college enrollment rates: study

  

  11/2/12, 2:27 p.m.

  Researchers found that religious teens are 40 percent more likely to graduate high school than their nonreligious counterparts, and 70 percent more likely to enroll in college.

• POLL: For low-income families, is vocational training better than a college education?

  

  10/15/12, 4:49 p.m.

  Poor parents are more likely to encourage what they consider a more practical route than a traditional college education, says new research.

• Computers are a 'dangerous tool' in the hands of bullies, says LAPD volunteer

  

  9/21/12, 3:43 p.m.

  "It's gotten a lot worse because there are so many tools available to the bullies to use," said volunteer Monica Harmon.

• Most adults don't consider social isolation to be bullying, says national poll

  

  9/19/12, 10:54 a.m.

  And only 56 percent of parents believe social exclusion of a student, which may be linked to school violence and teen suicide, merits school intervention.

• No LOL matter: Most LAUSD teens who sext are also having sex, says study

  

  9/18/12, 11:30 a.m.

  Sending dirty picture and text messages via cell phone should be taught to kids as a "high-risk" behavior, says one LAUSD official.

• Low-income kids in high-cost areas a recipe for academic struggle: study

  

  8/22/12, 3:50 p.m.

  The less money a kid has, and the higher the cost of living is, the more likely it is she or he will struggle academically.

• Preventing the summer gap: Freedom Schools is in session

  

  7/2/12, 11:53 a.m.

  A six-week summer enrichment program looks to help stop the southside's summer slide, a term which refers to the loss of knowledge students experience during the summer break.

• Sports have major, positive impact on LAUSD academics

  

  6/8/12, 11:45 a.m.

  Athletics seem to be key in good LAUSD student performance, according to a district official.

• Orientation begins for new high school aimed at students at risk of dropping out

  

  6/5/12, 11:03 a.m.

  USC's Hybrid High is set to open this fall with a schedule that caters to students with jobs or family obligations.