News 5 things parents should know about social media’s impact on teens’ mental health By Sierra Lyons | November 10, 2023 Slightly more than half of U.S. teens spend at least four hours a day on social media and on average, all teens spend close to five, according to a recent survey.
Education The need for student services at community colleges has changed dramatically since the 1960s. Has state law kept up? By Adam Echelman | CalMatters | October 31, 2023 Administrators say they are stifled by a decades-old law that requires community colleges to spend at least half their general fund on instructors.
College California universities evacuate students from Israel, citing war risk By Larry Gordon | EdSource | October 30, 2023 UC and CSU uncertain about spring semester programs in Jerusalem and Haifa.
Education A shortage of teachers for computer science classes puts California near the bottom of a national instruction ranking By Carolyn Jones | EdSource | October 27, 2023 Only 40% of California high schools offer computer science classes. A new law aims to make it easier to certify computer science teachers.
commentary Effects of college isolation are surfacing for California’s young professionals By Julie Lynem | CalMatters | October 26, 2023 If colleges and companies don’t pay more attention, there could be economic consequences.
Education PUSD continues work on Title IX compliance but there’s more to be done By Damin Esper | October 24, 2023 Facilities access, team funding remain points of inequity.
Arts & Entertainment California, 32 other states sue Meta over alleged harm to children By Kiley Russell | Bay City News | October 24, 2023 The suit claims Meta "has profoundly altered the psychological and social realities of a generation of young Americans."
Education College application season is here. So is the struggle to find out if AI wrote students’ essays By Carolyn Jones and Mikhail Zinshteyn | CalMatters | October 12, 2023 With the growing use of AI, campus officials are trying to set clear guidelines for college application essays.
California Newsom signs bill creating new transfer pilot program between UC and community colleges By Michael Burke | EdSource | October 11, 2023 Supporters say the bill will help streamline the transfer process but students say it doesn't go far enough.
California Climate change took them to ‘dark places.’ Now they’re doing something about it By Shreya Agrawal | CalMatters | October 10, 2023 Young activists are creating communities for people to talk about feelings of hopelessness and despair that arise amid the facts of climate change.