Ross Brenneman
I've spent my media career reporting and writing about education. (Unless you count my college radio music show, "Tase This!”)
At Education Week, based in D.C., I covered the teaching profession and student mental health. Many years ago, I hopped in a car and drove to Los Angeles to do media relations for USC. I covered education research on race and equity, from college admissions to school discipline to climate science instruction.
I'm interested in why school is the way it is: Who is it for? What is it supposed to do? Who is responsible for a child's opportunity to thrive? While it’s important to hold institutions accountable, we also have to pay attention to all the small decisions that help students succeed, or hinder them.
In my free time, I enjoy baking and going to the movies. There is no film experience in America like an L.A. theater on opening night.
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How schools keep kids cool as hot weather broils Southern California, and why they have class at allSome districts reduce their hours as temperatures stay over 100 degrees. -
Drake started as UC president in July 2020, charged with leading the UC system through the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Joseph Komrosky had formed a conservative majority alongside other newly elected members that, among other things, fired the superintendent.
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UCLA faculty started a petition against Block the day after a pro-Palestinian student encampment was attacked by counterprotesters.
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Earlier in the day, the encampment had expanded as protestors observed the Nakba, an annual commemoration of when Palestinians were displaced in the creation of the state of Israel.
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USC students reflect on a full circle moment, recalling cancelled high school graduations and now a cancelled main ceremony.
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Los Angeles Unified School District Board candidate Kahllid Al-Alim apologized earlier this week for pre-campaign social media posts that endorsed assigning antisemitic literature to students, and for liking “graphic content.”
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Most of L.A. County is currently under a flood watch through Wednesday, with spots of severe weather, including thunderstorms, expected through Tuesday night.
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The union had reached a deal in late January after being on strike for one day. As details of that agreement slowly emerged, many members urged leaders to go back to the bargaining table.
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Nonstop rain force mandatory evacuations for parts of Los Angeles, Ventura and Santa Barbara counties.
