Bay Area Fall undergraduate enrollment declines have slowed, but still ‘troubling’ By Emma Gallegos | EdSource | October 20, 2022 College matriculation declines nationwide are steeper at four-year schools than at community colleges.
California Q&A: Teaching kids how to read on Zoom By Karen D'Souza | EdSource | October 17, 2022 Poor literacy can impact a person’s lifetime income potential by up to 42%.
Uncategorized As Supreme Court considers affirmative action case, University of California offers cautionary tale By Michael Burke | EdSource | October 14, 2022 Eliminating standardized test scores from admissions could be the latest effort to fail in UC's bid to increase diversity through race-neutral policies.
Education ‘We’re not going to close the equity gaps’: Despite progress, California Community Colleges won’t reach Newsom’s aspirational goals By Mikhail Zinshteyn | CalMatters | October 13, 2022 The university is far from reaching a goal to narrow by 40% the graduation rate gap among its Black, Latino and white students within five years.
California Dual admission program will give community college students an early taste of life at UC By Megan Tagami | CalMatters | October 3, 2022 The program does not include UC’s most selective campuses.
Bay Area WATCH: How should California address college student housing crisis? By Michael Burke | EdSource | September 30, 2022 During an EdSource roundtable, panelists said more dorms will help but called for other solutions too.
Bay Area New program to give ineligible University of California applicants a path to admission By Michael Burke | EdSource | September 23, 2022 Students who don't complete their A-G course requirements in high school will be invited to a transfer guarantee program.
Bay Area Book bans on pace to set new record, new data shows By Carolyn Jones | EdSource | September 20, 2022 Library professionals documented 1,651 titles that were targeted in the first eight months of 2022.
Bay Area Cal State says it can’t afford a staff wage hike even if Newsom OKs it By Mikhail Zinshteyn | CalMatters | September 20, 2022 Cal State may cut programs and raise tuition if it doesn’t get enough state money.
Arts & Entertainment Lydia Conklin talks about their first short story collection By J.L. Odom | Bay City News Foundation | September 20, 2022 The stories in "Rainbow Rainbow" center on queer joy and communities.