Education ‘Getting significantly worse’: California community colleges are losing millions to financial aid fraud By Adam Echelman | CalMatters | April 1, 2024 In January, suspected bots represented 1 in 4 college applicants. Officials say fraudsters are getting smarter with the help of AI.
analysis Why is a grading system touted as more accurate, equitable so hard to implement? By Amanda Geduld | The74 | March 20, 2024 Standards based grading separates academic mastery from behavioral factors but requires educator training too.
Bay Area California schools gained billions during COVID-19. Now the money is running out By Carolyn Jones | CalMatters | March 5, 2024 Low-income schools that got the most may be hardest hit when the funds expire this year.
Bay Area Why California election workers are returning after COVID and conspiracy theories By Sameea Kamal | CalMatters | March 1, 2024 They had to get through the pandemic, election denial and suspicious envelopes.
COVID-19 These fed-up parents fought California’s pandemic schooling and won. Now what? By Carolyn Jones | CalMatters | February 16, 2024 A recent legal settlement directs $2 billion to the most impacted California schools to help students recover from learning loss.
High School High school cheating increase from ChatGPT? Research finds not so much By Joshua Bay | The74 | February 6, 2024 Stanford researchers say the frequency of students cheating on assignments remained "surprisingly" stagnant in fall 2023.
California A record number of Californians are visiting emergency rooms for dog bites By Phillip Reese | KFF Health News | January 26, 2024 There were nearly 50,000 emergency room visits for dog bites in California in 2022.
Bay Area Californians want to use Zoom for court appearances. Will lawmakers let them? By Ryan Sabalow | CalMatters | January 23, 2024 One of the state’s most powerful unions is opposed to making the COVID-era feature permanent.
COVID-19 Why California community colleges are reluctant to spend more than $500 million in state money By Adam Echelman | CalMatters | January 16, 2024 College officials fear committing dollars that may be taken away amid state's latest budget tightening measures.
Bay Area California struggles to support personal, educational needs of children, report card finds By Mallika Seshadri | EdSource | January 9, 2024 The 2024 California Children’s Report Card was conducted by the organization Children Now.