California Unseen and unsafe: Students who have been ‘deadnamed’ explain why a new California law matters By Oden Taylor | CalMatters | December 14, 2021 A new California law requires public colleges to update diplomas and records for transgender students who have changed their names.
COVID-19 Thousands of California students still lack proof of vaccination despite deadlines By Ali Tadayon | EdSource | December 10, 2021 High numbers of students who are unvaccinated or who have not provided proof of vaccination could overwhelm districts' virtual academies.
California Why child’s play is serious business in early education By Karen D'Souza | EdSource | December 10, 2021 Play enhances brain structure and function and promotes executive function, experts say.
Cal With standardized testing out, what’s next for University of California admissions? By Michael Burke | EdSource | December 9, 2021 College access advocates expect UC's move to abandon the SAT and ACT is the first step in making admissions more equitable.
Education Controversial math guidelines have had mixed results at San Francisco Unified By Joe Hong | CalMatters | December 6, 2021 San Francisco adopted one of the core ideas in the state’s proposed math framework in 2014.
Bay Area Why some California school districts are changing how students earn grades By Carolyn Jones and John Fensterwald | EdSource | December 3, 2021 Mastery-based learning is seen as a way to improve education equity.
California California State University adopts new approach to entice students back By Ashley A. Smith | EdSource | November 29, 2021 With the pandemic resulting in enrollment losses across its campuses, CSU embraces a new strategy to get students to return.
preschool Benefits of early math experiences add up By Karen D'Souza | EdSource | November 23, 2021 In kindergarten, some children already have a sense of what math means and how it functions while others lack a basic understanding of numbers.
Cal What’s it like to study from a hotel? As UC housing crunch worsens, these students are finding out By Ryan Loyola and Sindhu Ananthavel | CalMatters | November 22, 2021 At least four UC campuses have resorted to hotels to temporarily house students this fall, but financial support campuses offer varies.
Around Town Piedmonter among nominees as CNN “Hero” By David E. Thigpen | November 19, 2021 David Flink is co-founder of an education non-profit that has helped change the way educators and the public view dyslexia and other learning differences.