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Bay Area

The ‘absolutely essential’ role of Black counselors on campus

By Carolyn Jones | EdSource | November 8, 2021
Black counselors can play a key role in ensuring Black students are placed in college prep classes and get mental health services.
Bay Area

What’s next for schools after COVID vaccine OK’d for children?

By Carolyn Jones | EdSource | November 4, 2021
Some parents are hoping schools will ease masking and testing requirements, but that could still be months away.
Bay Area

Stanford study: writing to a teacher can turn around student lives

By Carolyn Jones | EdSource | October 19, 2021
Formerly incarcerated students were less than half as likely to return to jail after they wrote to their teachers.
Bay Area

Fewer than 4% of California students opted for independent study this year, data shows

By Carolyn Jones | EdSource | October 5, 2021
Only two students in Piedmont Unified, or 0.09% of the student population, opted for independent study, according to state data.
Bay Area

‘Pool testing’ to combat COVID on campus grows popular in California schools

By Carolyn Jones | EdSource | September 15, 2021
Testing up to 25 asymptomatic students and staff together can save time and money in some scenarios, with minimal disruption to instruction.
COVID-19

COVID testing was supposed to keep schools safe. What happened?

By Carolyn Jones | EdSource | September 7, 2021
COVID test shortages and inconsistent protocols at schools are leaving California parents confused and frustrated.
California

Why some schools are mandating COVID tests while others aren’t

By Carolyn Jones | EdSource | August 5, 2021
Community infection rates are a big factor in schools' COVID safety plans as they prepare to reopen campuses in the fall.
California

More masks, less distancing: California updates its Covid-19 school guidelines

By Carolyn Jones | EdSource | July 9, 2021
The guidelines are stricter than CDC guidelines, which say that students and teachers do not have to wear masks if they've been vaccinated.

Special education sees ‘historic’ boost in new funding

By Carolyn Jones | EdSource | July 2, 2021
California will get over $1 billion in state and federal funding for students with disabilities, many of whom struggled in distance learning.
California

Why mental health is the key to dealing with learning loss

By Carolyn Jones | EdSource | April 15, 2021
Upon returning to campus, students won't catch up academically until they feel good emotionally, experts say.
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