The LAUSD board is considering a system to give each of its schools a grade rating of its academic performance. A 2013 Indiana scandal is a cautionary tale.

AirTalk’s weekly political roundtable recaps the major headlines you might’ve missed in politics news over the weekend and looks ahead to the week to come.

Jewish, Catholic, Christian -- there’s a diversity of faiths among the democratic presidential candidate pool.

Women typically go on birth control pills for a couple of reasons: to prevent pregnancy and manage acne. But new research suggests the pill changes women's bodies and brains in more extensive ways.

Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Lael Loewenstein and Christy Lemire review this weekend’s new movie releases.

Chinese Americans’ relationship with Hollywood is as empowering as it is complicated, argues award-winning filmmaker and author Arthur Dong.

Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Lael Loewenstein and Christy Lemire review this weekend’s new movie releases.

Elizabeth Warren promised Friday to spend more than $20 trillion over the next decade to provide government-funded health care to every American without raising middle class taxes — finally offering ideas about how to implement the massive “Medicare for All” program without taking a larger bite out of most Americans’ salaries.

A fast-moving fire broke out on Halloween night in Ventura County exploded to more than 8,000 acres overnight, prompting mandatory evacuation affecting at least 7,500 people. Many nearby school districts have cancelled classes due to this fire.

Common Sense, a nonprofit research organization that looks at issues surrounding media, technology and children, released new research looking at media use of young people ages eight to 18.