Wildfires
‘A true homecoming’: Pali High students return a year after the L.A. fires
Parents and community members welcome students back to Palisades Charter High School. Credit: Mallika Seshadri A cacophony of community members […]
January 27, 2026
How a young man serving a sentence in juvenile facilities made it out one class at a time
Fausto Lopez, 21, is a biology major, works as an assistant with Cal State San Bernardino’s Project Rebound, and is […]
January 13, 2026
L.A. Fires: Schools mourn losses, celebrate progress on anniversary
Top Takeaways Despite longstanding damage, both Los Angeles Unified and Pasadena Unified have worked to support students through their emotional […]
January 5, 2026
L.A. Fires: A year later, four who served students
Joe Ford lives in El Monte, east of downtown Los Angeles. He likes his neighbors, but he wishes he was […]
January 5, 2026
L.A. Fires: Tracking the fires’ impact on eight schools after one year
A year after the devastating fires in Los Angeles, school officials are in the early stages of planning to rebuild […]
January 5, 2026
EdSource’s Best of 2025: Our favorite Education Beat podcast episodes
Credits: Zaidee Stavely/EdSource; Lasherica Thornton/EdSource; GoFundMe; Palo Alto Unified; and Becca Esquivel Makris. EdSource’s “Education Beat” podcast gets to the […]
December 30, 2025
Marquez Elementary: First to return after Palisades fires
Marquez Charter Elementary unveiled a new, temporary campus in September 2025, nearly nine months after the Palisades fire. Credit: Mallika […]
October 1, 2025
Student return to L.A. schools amid fire health concerns: what parents need to know
The entrance to a classroom is seen at Palisades High School in the aftermath of the Palisades fire in the […]
October 1, 2025
Community colleges aid in rebuilding after L.A. wildfires
Students from across the San Gabriel Valley explored career tracks like industrial fabrication, welding, building construction, and electricity during Pasadena […]
September 3, 2025