Education

Compton College opens applications for Summer and Fall 2022

OW Staff | 10/21/2021 5:10 p.m.

Compton College applications for the 2022 summer terms and fall semester opened Oct. 1. As a lower-cost alternative to four-year colleges/universities, Compton College offers top-quality academics and is both a gateway to higher education, and for some, an alternative to ...

UCLA professor files suit

OW Staff | 10/20/2021 5:34 p.m.

According to Insider, a UCLA professor recently filed a lawsuit against the school after he was briefly suspended last year over his refusal to..

Oprah Winfrey offers scholarship program to help younger leaders attend their dream school

Carol Ozemhoya | OW Contributor | 9/17/2021 1:36 p.m.

With the Oprah Winfrey Charitable Foundation, Oprah Winfrey has launched a new...

Quartz Hills High grad wins NASA scholarship

8/27/2021 6 a.m.

The scholarship is available to sons and daughters of...

UCLA has the most diverse, accomplished class in years

City News Service | 8/18/2021 6:29 p.m.

UCLA has one of its most diverse freshman classes ever...

Local ‘diamonds’ honored during scholarship event

Lisa Olivia Fitch | 8/18/2021 5:24 p.m.

Another chapter of life will soon begin for some high school graduates—college...

Jewish Community Foundation awards grants toward education equity

OW Staff Writer | 8/13/2021 6 a.m.

The Foundation is addressing education equity...

Register for fall term at Compton College

OW Staff Writer | 8/11/2021 3:27 p.m.

Enrollment is open at Compton College...

What Los Angeles Unified Families Need to Know About the First Day of School

LAUSD | 8/5/2021 6:04 p.m.

The first day of school is on August 16, 2021, and for...

Compton College commends appointment of chancellor

OW Staff Writer | 8/4/2021 8:36 p.m.

Chancellor Eloy Ortiz Oakley is currently on sabbatical...

Schools Struggle with Reopening Amid Pandemic Surge

8/4/2021 4:34 p.m.

With coronavirus cases rising across the U.S...

Governor signs broadband legislation to help bridge digital divide

OW Staff Writer | 7/29/2021 6 a.m.

Gov. Gavin Newsom is bridging the digital divide...

Steph Curry is helping improve early childhood education and literacy

By John W. Davis, OW Reporter | 7/28/2021 6:12 p.m.

Early childhood education and literacy are important in the Black community...

Charles Drew University receives $50 million state grant

City News Service | 7/14/2021 3 p.m.

CDU will receive a $50 million dollar state grant...

How will we close the achievement gap if we don’t close the discipline gap?

Black PR Wire | 7/13/2021 10:19 a.m.