Arts & Entertainment Advocates call for credentialing reforms to open K-12 instruction to arts educators By Karen D'Souza | EdSource | January 9, 2024 For many artists, teaching is a dream gig, a way to enrich lives and stimulate critical thinking in a generation slammed by pandemic learning loss.
Bay Area Arrests made at Berkeley’s People’s Park as controversial construction restarts By Thomas Hughes | Bay City News Foundation | January 5, 2024 The plan calls for building housing for 1,100 students and a separate building with 100 apartments for low-income, formerly unhoused people.
Education This community college has 1 full-time Black faculty member out of 165. Why campuses struggle with diversity By Adam Echelman | CalMatters | January 4, 2024 Faculty diversity has increased slightly over the past 15 years but progress is slow.
Education A ‘pocket of hope’: This California school district made a difference on Black students’ scores By Carolyn Jones | CalMatters | January 2, 2024 Emeryville's public school district took a targeted approach, including paying teachers extra to stay after school and tutor students.
Education Study: Parents trust librarians despite national push to ban books By Greg Childress | NC Online | January 1, 2024 Trust in school and public librarians is strong across demographic groups.
Bay Area California is pressing universities to repatriate thousands of Native American remains and artifacts, but results are mixed By Amelia Wu and Helena San Roque | CalMatters | December 26, 2023 Only UCLA and Cal State Long Beach have returned a majority of their collections back to local tribes.
California Cal State faculty to hold statewide strike in January By Ashley A. Smith | EdSource | December 22, 2023 Negotiations between the union representing CSU faculty and the chancellor's office have been stalled for months.
Bay Area Nursing students are turning to private universities as state colleges struggle to meet demand By Christopher Buchanan and Jacqueline Munis | CalMatters | December 19, 2023 Private universities charge up to seven times the tuition of public schools for a bachelor’s degree, but nurses say their starting salaries are worth the cost.
Bay Area More kids skipping kindergarten post-pandemic By Zaidee Stavely | EdSource | December 18, 2023 Many parents feel their children aren’t ready for kindergarten, after the pandemic disrupted their ability to socialize and learn skills.
berkeley Land surveying begins at People’s Park as construction awaits CA Supreme Court nod By Grace Marion | Bay City News | December 14, 2023 Approval for UC Berkeley's plans to build student housing on the site have seesawed through the courts and California Legislature.