Adolfo Guzman-Lopez Sr. Education Reporter
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Adolfo Guzman-Lopez is KPCC's lead education reporter. He's been a reporter at the station since 2000.
After college, in the mid-1990s, Guzman-Lopez began reporting freelance arts and culture stories, mostly about the red-hot rock en español scene, to the San Diego Union-Tribune, the Chicago Tribune, and the Tijuana newspaper La Tarde. He got his first public radio job at KPBS-FM in San Diego in 1996 as a news talk show producer. He freelanced radio features to Latino USA, Marketplace and other national shows. At KPBS he hosted and produced a daily, Gen-X arts and culture show called "The Lounge" which featured in-studio performances by Howard Jones and Sean Lennon with the band Cibo Matto.
Guzman-Lopez's reporting at KPCC has included the South Gate city hall corruption scandal; the L.A. mayoral campaigns of James Hahn and Antonio Villaraigosa; the SB1070 protests in Phoenix, the 2007 May Day melee; and coverage of L.A. Unified Superintendents Roy Romer, David Brewer, Ramon Cortines, and John Deasy.
Guzman-Lopez was born in Mexico City and grew up in Tijuana and San Diego.He now lives in Long Beach with his wife and two kids and is always open to hear traffic tips for the 110, 710, or the 5 freeways to downtown L.A.
Stories by Adolfo Guzman-Lopez
NY mayor donates $1M to LA school races
A $1 million donation from across the country has upped the ante big time in the March 5th Los Angeles Unified school board race.
On Valentine's Day, more teaching, less candy
Online resources for Valentine’s Day classroom lesson aren't just for teachers. Painting, word searches, and Valentine's Day-related word problems--and chemistry lessons can be found online.
Is teaching still seen as a woman's job?
Small British study finds gender stereotypes play a role in who goes after teaching jobs. In California, gender differences not as stark.
Education officials to boost career training in schools
State education officials say career training and technical education classes offer students a path to jobs.
Hollywood donations make cameo in school board race (Photos)
Hollywood donates a lot of money to national politics, but local school board races have been way off the radars of these big donors. Until now.
Hollywood donations make cameo in school board race
Hollywood donates a lot of money to national politics, but local school board races have been way off the radars of these big donors. Until now.
College students paying "hidden" debit card fees
As debit cards are fast replacing cash and checks, many college students say the card issuers are ripping them off through withdrawal fees.
USC's out of state applications on the rise
The University of Southern California is pushing to attract students from all over the country and the world. And it's paying off
Salut! Cal State Fresno revamps wine-maker program
The university will get $1 million donation to improve wine-making degree program.
Write a winning college financial aid application
As March 2 deadline nears, find out if you qualify, where to get help filling out the form, and what you can do if the award isn't enough.
Gov. Brown uses State of the State to push education reforms
Gov. Jerry Brown spent a big part of his state of the state speech Thursday talking about how he wants to change how public education is financed.
ACLU: California failing English learners
The American Civil Liberties Union says hundreds of school districts are failing students whose first language isn’t English
SoCal school finds lunch after recess can equal healthier kids
We all want our kids to eat healthier, but no matter how much you try to fill their lunch box with organic, whole grain whatever, it won't do much good if your kids aren't eating it.
LA County school found a later lunch improves student performance
This Southern California school moved lunch to after recess and saw almost immediate improvements to kids' diets and concentration.
California State University offers online degree
Cal State is the largest public university to offer online degree programs--but it's starting small
