Katie Anastas covers education for KPBS News, from preschools and TK to universities and community colleges. Katie has covered school closures, child care shortages, Alaska Native education and statewide school funding issues for Alaska Public Media. In New York City, she reported on a controversial admissions process at the city's elite public high schools.| KPBS Public Media
Mass shootings, political violence and school safety are front of mind for many Americans following a recent spate of high-profile attacks. Experts who study gun violence unpack the data and trends.| KPBS Public Media
Richardson, a former president at Baltimore's Morgan State University, led a lawsuit that ended in a historic settlement for four historically Black colleges and universities in Maryland. He was 81.| KPBS Public Media
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UC Berkeley told 160 faculty, staff and students that their names were included in files shared with the federal government related to "alleged antisemitic incidents." We hear from one of them.| KPBS Public Media
Parents at Bethune TK-8 School are pushing back on the decision.| KPBS Public Media
The group of more than 40 conservative organizations met for the first time on Wednesday. The initiative is aimed at celebrations of the nation's founding next summer.| KPBS Public Media
About 340,000 California students completed a financial aid application, up about 11% over last year.| KPBS Public Media
While the middle school grades will close, the elementary school portions of the schools will remain open.| KPBS Public Media
Carol Durney reintroduced herself to her constituents at an August school board meeting. Her coming out as a transgender woman sparked both outrage and overwhelming support from her community.| KPBS Public Media
Herb Alpert got his start playing trumpet in L.A.'s public schools. He wants to help make that "magic" possible for students.| KPBS Public Media
It could, however, take until March for all of those changes to be carried out.| KPBS Public Media
Jakob McWhinney is Voice of San Diego's education reporter.| Voice of San Diego
Mikhail Zinshteyn reports on higher education for CalMatters. His coverage tackles state legislation, financial aid, labor issues, student demands, campus housing and college affordability.| CalMatters
As a North County multimedia producer, Alexander Nguyen creates content for all of KPBS' platforms, including the web and social media.| KPBS Public Media
Education| KPBS Public Media