Algebra for all!
Algebra is too hard for as many as 50 percent of all California eighth graders – all of whom, however, are required to take it. See what happened when UCLA math educators and mathematicians came together to help. <PDF>
Students without homes
Seven percent of fifth-graders and their families have experienced homelessness at some point in their lives – survey results suggesting that “in a classroom of 28 fifth-graders, two students would have been homeless at some point in their lives,” says Dr. Tumaini R. Coker of Mattel Children’s Hospital UCLA and RAND. <more>
Your brain on technology
Is technology producing a decline in critical thinking and analysis? A UCLA study sheds light on multi-tasking, video games and learning. <more>
High school dentists
In a program to address a national shortage of minority dentists, African American and Latino high school students team with School of Dentistry faculty for research projects ranging from using stem cells to re-grow bone to testing properties of DNA samples. <more>
Baby talk?
The best way to support language development for children 2 months to 48 months? Start a conversation. <more>
Rice’s role in globalization
Rice, chicken and sea cucumbers – UCLA scholars use food to teach history, geography and social studies in summer training workshops for K-12 teachers. <more>
Virtual tutoring for future engineers
High school students are connecting with UCLA Engineering undergrads for online tutoring in precalculus, physics and computer science – courses seen as precursors to engineering degrees. <more>
Crash course in nanoscience?
High school teachers are integrating nanoscience into their standard core curricula thanks to workshops and experiment kits from the California NanoSystems Institute. <more>
Kids in creative fields
From sitcom acting/writing/producing to computer animation, young people get hands-on training from the pros through the School of Theater, Film and Television’s summer program. <more>
Summer learnin’
Middle and high school students come to campus for intensive study in subjects as diverse as algebra, creative writing, Latin and psychology, through UCLA Extension’s Summer Program. <more>