Professional Development Academies in Education

Professional Development Programs in Information Studies

UCLA’s School of Education & Information Studies is home to two departments. Each is a leader in their field, helping to pioneer what's next in the Education and Information worlds.

UCLA Ed&IS faculty are at the forefront of their fields, addressing issues of equality, access and social justice in the fields of education and information. Their scholarship has an international reputation for excellence and commitment to addressing the most critical issues facing our society.

An ecosystem of K-12 teaching schools where UCLA partners to develop, study, share, and advance innovative best practices.

The work at UCLA Ed&IS is guided by the principles of individual responsibility and social justice, an ethic of caring, and commitment to the communities we serve. Learn more about our mission and values, our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion in our faculty and students, our history and more.

Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion are defining features of UCLA Ed&IS and we embrace them as a source of strength.

Department of Education 2023 Information Sessions

Department of Information Studies Programs

Department of Information Studies 2023 Information Sessions

Learn more about the undergraduate and graduate academic programs we offer, when program information sessions are being offered and how to apply.

Department of Education

Administration

Education Law

Education Policy

Educational Reform

Equity

Higher Education

Leadership

Robert Cooper

Educational Leadership Program

Principal Leadership Institute

Norms that guide school policy and practice

Implementation and replication of equity-minded reform

Cooper, R. and Jordan, W. (2003). “High School Reform and Black Male Students: Limits and Possibilities of Policy and Practice.” Urban Education, 38, 196-216.

Cooper, R. and Thornton, T. (1999). “Preparing Students for the New Millennium.” The Journal of Negro Education, 68, 1-4.

Cooper, R. (1999). “Success for All Schools, One at a Time.” Principal, 78, 28-32.

Cooper, R. (1999). “Urban School Reform: Student Responses to Detracking in a Racially Mixed High School.” Journal of Education for Students Placed At Risk, 4, 259-274.