COVID-19 Oakland Unified, teachers union reach tentative agreement on safety plan By Ali Tadayon | EdSource | January 25, 2022 Oakland Education Association members must still vote to approve the tentative agreement, and the district’s school board must ratify it.
Bay Area How California districts seek to recruit, retain Black teachers amid shortage By Ali Tadayon | EdSource | January 24, 2022 California districts are using pathway programs to hire more Black teachers and taking other steps to retain them.
California UC chancellors to receive raises By Michael Burke | EdSource | January 21, 2022 The raises approved range from 6 percent to 28 percent for each of the chancellors at the university's nine undergraduate campuses.
College How can college students stay safe during the omicron surge? We asked four experts By Sindhu Ananthavel, Juhi Doshi, Ryan Loyola and Steven Vargas | CalMatters | January 21, 2022 CalMatters asked four public health experts all your pressing questions about how to avoid catching omicron on campus.
Education As LA schools backtrack on COVID vaccine, dozens more districts push to mandate it By Jennah Haque, Melissa Newcomb and Caroline Ghisolfi | CalMatters | January 19, 2022 At least 40 California schools have tried to implement their own vaccine mandate ahead of the state mandate that will take effect next fall.
Bay Area New “Californians for All” College Corps launched across the state By Ashley A. Smith | EdSource | January 18, 2022 At 45 colleges and universities, students will be eligible for a $10,000 stipend after a year of service.
Bay Area Oakland Unified says district is meeting striking students’ demands By Keith Burbank | Bay City News | January 18, 2022 According to their petition, students plan to strike outside district headquarters beginning Friday until their demands are met.
Featured in Category Mills college, alumnae association to drop lawsuits filed against one another By Keith Burbank | Bay City News | January 14, 2022 Mills College is expected to join Northeastern University around July 1.
California Number of undergraduates continues to fall in California By Zaidee Stavely | EdSource | January 14, 2022 A large drop in undergraduate enrollment followed the shift to online learning in fall 2020.
California Why COVID disruptions at California colleges and universities differ from March 2020 By Michael Burke | EdSource | January 14, 2022 Officials are optimistic that the pause on in-person classes will be temporary.