College Many California high school seniors still want to take SAT/ACT even though they are optional at many colleges By Larry Gordon | EdSource | September 8, 2020 Many test sessions canceled in pandemic. Some remain scheduled with social distancing and masks.
COVID-19 With schools starting online, vaccinations head for recess By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez | Kaiser Health News | September 8, 2020 Schools play a pivotal role in U.S. vaccination efforts: laws require children to have certain immunizations to enroll and attend classes.
COVID-19 Behind the ‘Wild West’ of school reopenings By Ricardo Cano and Ana B. Ibarra | CALmatters | September 4, 2020 Schools have spent gobs money just to add the necessary PPE and cleaning staff necessary for a safe and effective school reopening.
California University of California must stop all use of SAT and ACT in admissions, judge orders By Michael Burke | EdSource | September 3, 2020 Judge sided with attorneys who argued that students with disabilities couldn’t access tests during pandemic.
California California to require ethnic studies to graduate high school under bill headed to Gov. Newsom By John Fensterwald | EdSource | September 1, 2020 The model curriculum is intended to serve as a guide and the bill would give districts and schools flexibility to decide what would be taught.
COVID-19 For kids with special needs, online schooling divides haves and have-nots By Anna Almendrala | Kaiser Health News | September 1, 2020 Virtual classrooms are aggravating the economic disparities that plague education; the problem is especially acute for children with learning disabilities.
COVID-19 On the verge of becoming law: These 2020 bills are up to California’s governor By Laurel Rosenhall and CALMatters staff | CALmatters | August 31, 2020 Diversity on corporate boards, a ban on flavored tobacco, an overhaul the use of plastic packaging, and others are on Newsom's desk.
California UC students could face discipline for gatherings that violate health regulations, officials warn By Larry Gordon | EdSource | August 28, 2020 UC system president Drake touts value of affirmative action in Ohio on hiring, contracts, admissions
California Blackboard brawl: How California’s teachers hope to avoid 60,000 layoffs By Lauren Hepler | CALmatters | August 27, 2020 After a spring of crisis education, teachers’ unions hope to parlay many successful reopening battles into bigger electoral victories.
COVID-19 Pandemic tests an already-fragile college mental health system By Ethan Edward Costen | CALmatters | August 27, 2020 College students are reporting record levels of psychological challenges, state and national surveys show.