California students soon may start learning the story of the Mendez family and how their response to being turned away from a school in Westminster led to the repeal of segregation laws in the state.

Lessons about a landmark court case in Orange County that led to school desegregation in California will now be taught in the state’s public schools. On Sept. 20, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed AB 1805, a ...

To understand why five California families took their fight against segregated schools to court in the 1940s, picture the buildings reserved for their children's learning. At that time in rural Orange ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Andrew Palomino, Connie Pimentel-Reagins, Mike Ramirez, Beverly Guzman Gallegos and Tracie Guzman, from left, stand outside the ...