Bay Area University of California faces calls to reduce barriers for transfer students By Michael Burke | EdSource | August 8, 2022 Critics want guaranteed admissions for transfers improved. A new statewide panel on transfer issues is set to convene.
Bay Area With financial aid as an incentive, state to begin recruiting 10,000 more school counselors By John Fensterwald | EdSource | August 5, 2022 Even before the COVID pandemic, there was a shortage of counselors, especially in rural schools and those serving Latino and Black students.
Bay Area Database will track efforts to ban teaching about racism in schools By Diana Lambert | EdSource | August 5, 2022 The Critical Race Forward Tracking Project is the first project in the United States to identify and analyze these efforts.
Elections Hope, frustration and hard lessons as youth try to lower voting age for school board By Carolyn Jones | EdSource | August 5, 2022 The Alameda County registrar has yet to implement two youth voting measures that passed by wide margins in 2020.
Oakland Oakland, with among lowest ratio of fully prepared, rightly assigned teachers, has a strategy to address teacher churn By John Fensterwald | EdSource | August 4, 2022 The district wants to recruit teaching candidates from within the community but cost of living could be a barrier.
Bay Area New batch of CSU records shows professors disciplined for sexual harassment By Thomas Peele, Ashley A. Smith and Daniel J. Willis | EdSource | August 2, 2022 Records show students suffered sexual advances from faculty. Some professors were suspended or fired while others resigned or retired.
Bay Area California could paint a clearer picture of English learner achievement if new bill passes By Zaidee Stavely | EdSource | August 1, 2022 The bill would require the state to separate test scores in English language arts, math and science for subgroups of English learners.
Bay Area Despite divisions, math framework must be a ‘North Star,’ experts say By Carolyn Jones | EdSource | July 29, 2022 An EdSource roundtable focuses on the details and controversy surrounding state's proposed new math guidelines.
California How a journalism class in Compton boosts students’ English skills By Zaidee Stavely | EdSource | July 28, 2022 Students learn listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills by interviewing and writing articles in this six-week summer class.
Education Can infants learn math? State-backed pilot project in Fresno aims to find out By Ashleigh Panoo | EdSource | July 27, 2022 A statewide pilot project in California is aimed at boosting the confidence of early childhood educators, child care providers and elementary school teachers to teach math.