Veronica Roseborough
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Veronica Roseborough was a summer 2024 reporting intern covering education for the Los Angeles Times. She is a graduate of UC Berkeley, where she studied media and the law and worked for Berkeley’s independent, student-run newspaper, the Daily Californian. She also previously covered education and policy as an intern at the San Francisco Examiner and the Hill.
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Here’s are the details of California’s Phone-Free Schools Act, approved by lawmakers and sent to Gov. Gavin Newsom. Get ready for a massive change for cellphone-obsessed students.
Aug. 30, 2024
The California Legislature approved a statewide cellphone ban this week. LAUSD schools that have had bans in place for years provide a window into the future.
Aug. 28, 2024
Years after COVID-19 upended American schooling, nearly every state, including California, is still struggling with attendance.
Aug. 15, 2024
Minutes before first period, staff at Jordan High School in Watts reported a loud noise and a plume of smoke emanating from the metal recycling yard next door.
Aug. 13, 2024
Despite progress, LAUSD continues to grapple with lagging achievement, declining enrollment and absenteeism as students return for the first day of school.
Aug. 12, 2024
In a novel program designed to break down entrenched stereotypes and spark lasting friendships, the American Exchange Project sent 13 L.A. teens to rural towns, while 10 traveling students arrived in Los Angeles.
Aug. 7, 2024
Hundreds of UC healthcare and campus service workers converged at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center to picket, demanding higher wages and housing aid.
Aug. 1, 2024
An investigation conducted by the Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights concluded that multiple instances of antisemitic harassment — including swastika drawings, Hitler references and verbal threats — led to a hostile environment for Jewish students at a Carmel Unified school.
July 27, 2024
Meyer Luskin switched out of history fearing a lack of career prospects. Now, he’s giving back to the department in hopes that they can take the path he did not.
July 16, 2024
Researchers at Stanford and elsewhere identified a compound that, when tested on mice, enhanced naloxone opioid-overdose-reversing effect and lessened withdrawal symptoms.
July 3, 2024