Bay Area California made a historic investment in school counselors. Is it enough? By Carolyn Jones | EdSource | March 1, 2022 Underspending on mental health services for years means substantial shifts in school district counseling staffs could take years.
Bay Area Richard Blum, husband of Sen. Dianne Feinstein and longtime UC regent, dies By Carolyn Jones | EdSource | March 1, 2022 Blum was a significant figure in progressive politics and education for decades.
Bay Area UC receives more freshman applicants, but fewer transfer students apply By Michael Burke | EdSource | February 25, 2022 Big decline in transfers reflects dramatic dip in community college enrollment during the pandemic.
Bay Area Interest in district-subsidized teacher housing in California intensifies By John Fensterwald | EdSource | February 23, 2022 California school districts have thousands of properties on which to build apartments for teachers struggling to pay rent, a new report details.
Bay Area Universities could skip environmental review for campus housing under proposed bill By Ali Tadayon | EdSource | February 22, 2022 State Sen. Scott Wiener's bill would apply to UC, CSU, and community colleges.
Bay Area Bill would give school boards more power to remove people disrupting meetings By Zaidee Stavely | EdSource | February 18, 2022 Bill introduced following attacks against the mayor of Los Gatos.
Education If UC Berkeley must cut 3,000 students, should it spare Californians? By Mikhail Zinshteyn | CalMatters | February 18, 2022 In a coda to ongoing tension over how many nonresident students the UCs should enroll, one key lawmaker says yes.
Bay Area Cal State chancellor resigns under fire over how he handled sexual harassment complaints By Mikhail Zinshteyn | CalMatters | February 17, 2022 Joseph Castro faced increasing scrutiny over his handling of sexual assault allegations leveled against a high-ranking colleague.
Oakland Mills-Northeastern merger a sign of challenges facing women’s colleges By Juhi Doshi | CalMatters | February 17, 2022 Amid the inevitable changes to the tight-knit school for women, students say the effect on campus life should be taken into consideration in such mergers.
Bay Area Is this the ‘Year of the Parent’ in California politics? By Emily Hoeven | CalMatters | February 17, 2022 “Anger parents at your own peril” may be the takeaway statewide from the recall of three San Francisco school board members.