29 New Tenure-Line Faculty Join LMU
LMU welcomed 29 scholars to its tenure-lined faculty ranks this fall. These new members of the LMU community come from all parts of the country and represent an array of expertise and research, including…
Catholic Teaching Ranks Boosted by LMU Cohorts
PLACE Corps, LMU School of Education’s nationally celebrated Catholic school teacher preparation program, commissioned 24 new teachers on July 28, 2002, during a Mass in Loyola Marymount University’s Sacred Heart Chapel. The teachers, comprising…
Catholic Schools Leadership Retreat Meets at LMU
“This was like an IV of the Holy Spirit.” That deeply held reaction by a participant at the 2022 Catholic Schools Leadership Academy retreat reflects the general sentiment after this year’s 10th anniversary event…
How a Journalism Class in Compton Boosts Students’ English Skills
The journalism class for English learners is a creative approach Compton Unified School District in Los Angeles County is taking to help students become proficient in English faster. The district started the program about…
Way Too Much Education Information
To provide more context, this quote from “The Power Brokers of Neoliberalism: Philanthrocapitalists and Public Education” by Marta P. Baltodano, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, explains the vision behind the current education reform that…
School Trustees Appoint Kyra Mungia To Board
Trustees of the Oakland Unified School District Board of Education at a special meeting Wednesday appointed former district teacher Kyra Mungia to fill the board’s District 6 vacancy. Mungia earned her master’s degree in education from Loyola Marymount University.
California to Boost Number of Bilingual Teachers in Asian Languages
Magaly Lavadenz, professor and executive director of the Center for Equity for English Learners at Loyola Marymount University, warned of dire shortages of bilingual teachers in these languages.
