California More college campuses leveraging the outdoors to support student mental health By Noah Lyons | EdSource | 9 hours ago Mental health practitioners say a dose of sunlight-derived vitamin D can help students dealing with stress, mental health issues.
Bay Area How these bills before Gov. Gavin Newsom could change education in California By John Fensterwald | EdSource | September 18, 2023 The bills include protections for LGBTQ students, actions to address the teacher shortage and curbs on suspending high school students and on banning textbooks.
College ‘Time is running out’: COVID-19 set back older students the most, study finds By Greg Toppo | The 74 | September 15, 2023 Those who came of age during the pandemic are facing "an insidious and hidden" derailment, one researcher says.
Education Tuition hike of 34% across five years coming to California State University By Mikhail Zinshteyn | September 15, 2023 Students, parents, faculty, and staff react to the fee hikes.
Bay Area Parents who switched to alternative schools amid pandemic are sticking with it By Karen D'Souza | EdSource | September 15, 2023 Public school enrollment in California fell over the decade prior to the pandemic and is expect to continue to decline over the next 10 years, too.
California Ballot initiative would make personal finance a high school graduation requirement By John Fensterwald | EdSource | September 12, 2023 Backers of the proposal are aiming for 2024 ballot.
Education Want a degree without classes and lectures? California community colleges test a new approach By Adam Echelman | CalMatters | September 12, 2023 The new model defines success by the skills a student learns, not the time they spend in a classroom.
Bay Area Cal State trustees decide this week on 6% tuition rate hike, but with a sunset provision By Ashley A. Smith | EdSource | September 12, 2023 Faculty union opposes tuition rate increase, despite Cal State assertions that it will help improve compensation.
California Lawmakers, Newsom and UC agree on new community college transfer plan, legislative leader says By Michael Burke | EdSource | September 11, 2023 New compromise creates a pilot program to ease transfers from community colleges to the University of California.
Education Soaring chronic absenteeism in California schools is at ‘pivotal moment’ By Carolyn Jones | CalMatters | September 10, 2023 Nearly a third of K-12 students statewide were chronically absent in 2020-21, more than three times the pre-pandemic rate.