Los Angeles Unified School District students returned to school campuses on Monday, August 16 to begin their fall semester after staying at home and receiving online instruction during the previous school year because of the global pandemic.There have been several...
Volunteering is an integral part of our global, national and local communities. Volunteers are an integral part of many charitable nonprofit organizations, including American volunteers, who specifically contribute an estimated $193 billion of their time to their...
MedTalks is the Los Angeles Times HS Insider’s first-ever medical column by Sriya Datla. It highlights the role of medicine and discusses various medical specialties with a focus on their impact on modern life. In this week's article, Datla reflects on her experiences...
When I was younger, I seldom thought about my identity; I barely knew what “identity” meant. What is race? What is ethnicity? What is culture? I suppose I always found myself to be a little different than my peers (I attended a predominantly white elementary school in...
What can be the reason why nearly half of Americans have nothing saved in a 401(k) and credit card debt has reached its highest point ever with the average American carrying $6,194? After a Personal Finance class this summer at Santa Monica College, I left feeling...
The college admissions process is a major part of any high school senior’s life. It brings feelings of stress and anxiety associated with the grueling process of completing applications and the seemingly never-ending wait for results. As documented by numerous YouTube...
Free or nearly free college tuition is offered in at least 26 countries including Austria, Brazil, France, Germany and Mexico, according to Britannica ProCon. If this is the case for 26 countries, the United States, as one of the wealthiest nations, should be able to...
Climate change. Global warming. Two words, one indisputable meaning, one unequivocal outcome: the destruction of our home. Yet, despite common belief, the climate crisis is not a new threat whatsoever. In fact, oil companies knew about climate change and how gas...
Dating back to 2,500 years ago in Ancient Greece, grades were never once used. Yet, it still spawned the greatest thinkers and writers of all time. Instead of applying grades, they used formative assessment to evaluate if a pupil understood the material being taught....
April 15, the last day of Deaf History Month, celebrates the anniversary of the establishment of the first school for the Deaf in the United States. Strides to make education more accessible for the DHH community have been made throughout history and for this section...
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