Arts & Entertainment
Review: Devi S. Laskar’s challenging novel ‘Circa’ captures the ’70s-’80s Indian American immigrant experience
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“Circa” narrates the family life of Heera Sanyal, an Indian American teen living in Raleigh, North Carolina, who only sees how different she is from everyone else.High School
Later start times present new challenges for school leaders
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A new law mandates later start times for secondary students in California.Bay Area
University of California faces calls to reduce barriers for transfer students
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Critics want guaranteed admissions for transfers improved. A new statewide panel on transfer issues is set to convene.Bay Area
With financial aid as an incentive, state to begin recruiting 10,000 more school counselors
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Even before the COVID pandemic, there was a shortage of counselors, especially in rural schools and those serving Latino and Black students.COVID-19
COVID-19 guidance for schools likely to be relaxed with CDC shift ahead
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Plans include lessening the emphasis on regular screenings at schools, according to CNN.Arts & Entertainment
SCRAP educates kids about fashion industry through a ‘green’ lens
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The San Francisco-based organization runs classes on recycling and upcycling old garments.Elections
Hope, frustration and hard lessons as youth try to lower voting age for school board
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The Alameda County registrar has yet to implement two youth voting measures that passed by wide margins in 2020.California
Citing a mental health crisis among young people, California lawmakers target social media
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Two bills address online addiction among children, but Big Tech is fighting the effort.California
