Bay Area UC Berkeley to introduce four-year undergraduate business program By Ali Tadayon | EdSource | July 19, 2022 Students will be able to enroll directly in the Haas School of Business as freshmen for the first time.
Bay Area UC eyes online courses, summer programs, and transfer students in expansion plan By Michael Burke | EdSource | July 19, 2022 Legislators have pushed for more spots for California students and provided funding.
Bay Area Free textbooks plan delayed at state chancellor’s office By Michael Burke | EdSource | July 18, 2022 Colleges are eager to get a piece of $115 million that was approved last year for free textbook programs.
California College or career? California invests $500 million in program that tackles both By Emma Gallegos | EdSource | July 14, 2022 K-12 schools, colleges and universities and employers must work together to support students making those transitions.
Education Commentary | Why intergroup dialogue should be part of every K-12 school By Kiana Foxxx and Ashton Permberton | EdSource | July 13, 2022 Education should be about learning about people, not just subjects.
California Masks not required for students, staff in state’s COVID-19 health guidance for ’22-’23 school year By Eli Walsh | Local News Matters | July 12, 2022 Vaccinations and masks are recommended, but not required, as public health officials acknowledge COVID is here to stay.
Bay Area Nearly 1 out of 5 classes in California taught by underprepared teachers By Diana Lambert, Daniel J. Willis, and Yuxuan Xie | EdSource | June 30, 2022 A new state database of teacher assignments shows that 17% of K-12 classes in 2020-21 were taught by teachers without the credential or training to teach the course.
Bay Area State auditor to probe how community colleges spent money meant to hire full-time faculty By Thomas Peele | EdSource | June 29, 2022 State auditors will examine charges that some districts spent their shares of the $100 million grant on other costs.
Bay Area Charter schools, abundant in California, could be a Supreme Court target By John Fensterwald | EdSource | June 29, 2022 Critics of the Carson v. Makin decision are warning that charter schools could be drawn into the next skirmish over religious expression.
Bay Area California to boost number of bilingual teachers in Asian languages By Zaidee Stavely | EdSource | June 24, 2022 School districts struggle to hire bilingual teachers in all languages, but the shortage is more severe for teachers fluent in Asian languages.