Education Veteran teachers surveyed worry about COVID-19’s long-term harm on students By John Fensterwald | EdSource | February 19, 2021 Comprehensive survey of CA teachers show agreement about academic and mental health damage from the pandemic.
California Could California get a common application for all public colleges and universities? By Louis Freedberg and Ashley A. Smith | EdSource | February 16, 2021 Proposal is among several recommended by an education task force to help California's post-pandemic recovery -- also proposed: more diverse faculty and staff and early college access.
California California teacher credentialing requirements continue to be eased during pandemic By Diana Lambert | EdSource | February 15, 2021 With the hope of easing the teacher shortage, a waiver allows teacher candidates to teach while completing required exams and courses.
California Should California get another science-focused university? By Larry Gordon | EdSource | February 14, 2021 Humboldt State has seen sharp enrollment drops, but a Cal Poly designation might attract more prestige, funding and students.
California Why the University of California has a massive surge in freshman applications By Michael Burke | EdSource | February 11, 2021 College access experts attribute the massive spike in applications partially to the elimination of the SAT and ACT in admissions.
California Low kindergarten attendance creates first grade problem By Elizabeth Aguilera | CalMatters | February 9, 2021 There will be a larger than normal cohort of kids that will need extra attention next school year.
California Teacher vaccines in California determined by location, luck By Ricardo Cano | CalMatters | February 9, 2021 Across California, vaccinating teachers has become a central sticking point in talks between districts and unions for returning students in person.
California California teachers grapple with grading nearly a year after initial school closures By Sydney Johnson | EdSource | February 9, 2021 Surge in Fs and Ds during distance learning is a reminder of pandemic's toll on students, and prompts a revision of grading expectations and policies.
California New data shines light on student achievement progress — and gaps — in California and U.S. By Carolyn Jones | EdSource | February 8, 2021 Greatest concern in new data released in a Stanford study is the widening Black-white academic achievement gap.
California School reopening debates balance on tightrope between ideal safety, COVID’s reality By Laura Ungar and Samantha Young | Kaiser Health News | February 8, 2021 Across the country, politics have muddied the question of when and how to reopen schools.