Marin students who do not wish to attend classes in person this fall because of coronavirus concerns will be able to sign up for an online independent study course. The Novato Unified School District, ...

The Los Angeles Unified School District is preparing to fully reopen campuses for in-person classes on Aug. 16. For parents who do not want to send their child back to campus, an online option is ...

The guide was updated Aug. 24 with additional questions and answers. Este artículo está disponible en español. Léelo en español. The opening of schools has led to additional questions and some ...

Rena Tafoya with her daughter, Maya Flores, 11, who is a deaf student enrolled in LAUSD's City of Angels independent study program. (Mel Melcon/Los Angeles Times) Maya Flores stared at her laptop ...

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Students must first acquire the sponsorship of a regular full-time member of the Program faculty. In consultation with the proposed instructor, the student draws up a plan of study, including a ...

UPDATE: As of Sunday, Aug. 8, there were 12,542 students who had expressed interest in signing up for the Los Angeles Unified School District’s online independent study program for fall semester. This ...

The Department encourages students to consider an independent study when they have a clear topic of interest to pursue and there are no courses being offered that treat the subject matter. Prior to ...

Students have the freedom to undertake an independent study project during their second or third years. This project must be supervised by a faculty member and approved by Academic Services. Students ...

Maya Flores stared at her laptop screen, watching as her teacher guided classmates on how to complete online assignments. But there was a big problem. Maya, 11, is deaf. Her teacher doesn’t know ...