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Persevering Through Pandemic Hardships, Two Members of the Class of 2022 Earn Their Diplomas
After the loss of a parent for one college student, and a cancer diagnosis for another, both went on to beat the odds and walk across the stages at their college graduations this year.
Cal State students keep GPAs up during pandemic, but troubling equity gaps persist
After a tumultuous year online and off-campus, students attending the nation’s largest four-year higher education system, the California State University, have persevered through the pandemic by largely maintaining their grades and course loads — although some troubling numbers point to the struggles of Latino and Black students, a Times survey has found.
Homeless kids, chronic absenteeism, frustrated parents: L.A. Unified is back to school and trying to help
Nearly half a million Los Angeles children and teenagers streamed into more than 1,000 public campuses for a new school year Tuesday, many carrying burdens from the world outside through the schoolyard gates: homelessness, malnutrition and difficulties at home that can contribute to chronic absenteeism, discipline problems and low academic achievement.