California
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Mills alumnae ask trustees to keep college open beyond 2023
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Call comes as faculty, staff, and students demand more say in the future of the college.COVID-19
Vaccines on tap for California’s children, but what do parents say?
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Children may soon be eligible for Covid-19 vaccinations, potentially helping California schools to fully reopen for in-person instruction.Careers
Events of 2020 moved medical students to political activism
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The emergence of an organization for med students motivated by progressive concerns highlights the changing attitudes of some physicians in training.California
Gov. Newsom expects full in-person return in the fall after state scraps color-coded tier system
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Announcement may lead to debate over mandating a full in-person return or offering distance learning option.California
Colleges and universities plan for normal-ish campus life in the fall
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Universities need full dorms and dining halls to make back some of the estimated $183 billion in losses from a year of remote education.COVID-19
How California high schools plan to pull off ‘normal’ graduations
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Ceremonies will be outside, probably in shifts, on a sports field with bleachers, or like Fresno and Natomas, in a big pavilion and minor league ballpark.California
In an unusual admissions year, California’s selective universities more closely evaluate students
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With the SAT/ACT not part of admission decisions, universities are looking at other criteria in a most unusual year of record applications to selective schools.California
Local assessments an option if statewide tests aren’t viable, state officials signal
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California’s plan would still offer Smarter Balanced assessments in math and English language arts, the California Science Test, as well as tests for English learners.California
