Bay Area Statewide test scores improved in 2024, but achievement still not back to pre-Covid levels By Diana Lambert, John Fensterwald, Zaidee Stavely, Lasherica Thornton, Mallika Seshadri, And Monica Velez | EdSource | October 11, 2024 English language arts test scores overall increased slightly; math and science scores also edged up incrementally.
Education New California law brings artificial intelligence and media literacy to K-12 classrooms By Diana Lambert | EdSource | October 8, 2024 AI literacy and media literacy content will be found in math, science, and history-social science curriculum frameworks.
Education U.S. Department of Education Begins Testing of New FAFSA Form By Shauneen Miranda | The 74 | October 3, 2024 The 2024-25 form faced a series of highly publicized hiccups that the department has worked to fix.
featured Q&A: How new wellness coaches expand mental health support in California schools By Vani Sanganeria | EdSource | September 27, 2024 Academic performance and attendance are key metrics in student success that have plummeted since the onset of the pandemic.
Education School boards sue, saying Newsom jeopardized funding guaranteed for schools By Carolyn Jones | CalMatters | September 26, 2024 Gov. Gavin Newsom lowered the guaranteed amount of funding for K-12 schools in this year’s budget.
Education Cal State campuses brace for ‘severe consequences’ as budget gap looms By Mikhail Zinshteyn | EdSource | September 25, 2024 Cal State officials are projecting a 2025-26 budget hole of about $400 million to $800 million. They are warning of layoffs and academic cuts.
Education Only 1 in 5 California community college students makes it to a university, audit says By Adam Echelman | CalMatters | September 24, 2024 Community colleges are designed to help students get an associate degree and transfer to a four-year university, but most students never graduate or transfer.
California California acts to protect children from ‘addictive’ social media By Louis Freedberg | EdSource | September 23, 2024 The bill, signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom, is part of a wider effort to restrict the impact of digital technology on kids.
Education Q&A: A conversation with free-range parenting pioneer Lenore Skenazy By Karen D'Souza | EdSource | September 23, 2024 Cultivating a sense of independence, some experts say, is the key to developing happy, well-adjusted children who are less prone to anxiety.
Education Pandemic recovery in schools will be a ‘long slog,’ says sobering national report By Emma Gallegos | Edsource | September 17, 2024 Young, disabled, English learners and homeless students are coming back too slowly from effects, report states.