Patrice Apodaca
columnist
Patrice Apodaca is a former Los Angeles Times staff writer and is coauthor of “A Boy Named Courage: A Surgeon’s Memoir of Apartheid.” She lives in Newport Beach.
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Technology has always outpaced humanity’s ability to adapt, but this time feels different, writes Daily Pilot columnist Patrice Apodaca.
Despite serving time in jail for a scheme that helped wealthy students get into prestigious universities, freed inmate Rick Singer has returned to a career as a college-admissions consultant.
As voters consider candidates for school board and other local office, their decisions could affect people on the margins in negative ways, writes Daily Pilot columnist Patrice Apodaca.
The power needed to maintain artificial intelligence has moved Microsoft to restart Three Mile Island, writes Patrice Apodaca, and this is only the beginning.
Artificial intelligence presents opportunities and challenges, particularly in education, writes Daily Pilot columnist Patrice Apodaca.
From catching up after the pandemic to teacher shortages, culture wars and anxiety brought on by social media, today’s youth face a unique learning curve.
As equestrians say nay to new boarding rates and plans for the facility, and fair center officials bridle at tenants’ claims, horses may wonder wonder what their humans are thinking.
A nationwide movement spurred by students’ inability to focus, bullying and other challenges aims to restrict cellphones at K-12 schools. Newport-Mesa has instituted its own policy with few objections.
Loneliness is a hidden epidemic with real health consequences increasingly recognized by public health officials.
Daily Pilot columnist Patrice Apodaca was leaving a leisurely visit to Fashion Island when a stranger warned her of a shooter nearby. The incident resulted in the death by vehicle of a woman visiting from New Zealand.