Karin Klein is a Los Angeles Times board member who writes editorials about education, environment, food and science. She was the 2006-07 winner of the Eugene C. Pulliam Fellowship for Editorial Writers and was a 2012 and 2014 Logan Environmental Journalism fellow and a 2014 Metcalf Environmental Reporting fellow. She is the author of the 2024 book “Rethinking College: A Guide to Thriving Without a Degree” and the 2016 book “50 Hikes in Orange County.” Klein attended Wellesley College and UC Berkeley.
Latest From This Author
Commentary: Did you see all the signs opposing California’s same-sex marriage measure? Neither did I
In 2008, my Laguna Beach street was lined with signs for Proposition 8, a gay marriage ban. This year’s Proposition 3 is to undo the unenforced measure.
Nov. 6, 2024
Commentary: Why grade inflation is spreading from high school to college — and how it hurts learning
In Los Angeles and beyond, research has shown that grades are generally going up even though test scores and other measures of actual learning are not.
Nov. 5, 2024
The nation will only get the education it demands from its presidential candidates, and right now, the demands are too low.
Oct. 22, 2024
Climate change has been doing a job on many of California’s wild areas. This time, it looks like an Orange County work crew teamed up with a warming planet to deprive a metropolitan area of its best access to nature.
Sept. 12, 2024
A bill to allow nursing bachelor’s degrees at two-year schools reminds why California’s public higher education system needs to be more flexible to help students succeed.
July 22, 2024
I miss the low-key Girl Scout activities of my generation. The annual cookie sales have become too hyper, too competitive, too commercial.
Feb. 12, 2024
There’s a tremendous gap in resources between students at schools like Harvard and the resilient, determined students at community colleges.
Jan. 26, 2024
Bullet trains, electric cars and sustainable airline fuel would allow us to travel to distant celebrations with a clear conscience
Dec. 29, 2023
Another day, another variant. COVID-19 infection rates are rising to the point where returning to mask mandates indoors would be wise.
July 20, 2022
One of the nation’s biggest vaccine supporters is among the experts with concerns about a fourth dose. It’s worth understanding why.
April 19, 2022