Education Cal State races to boost graduation rate and cut early Ds and Fs By Mikhail Zinshteyn | CalMatters | November 1, 2021 Effort comes as the pandemic threatens to undercut graduation rates.
California Fighting for the education of Black students in California By Diana Lambert | EdSource | November 1, 2021 A Sacramento organization is suing the state, alleging officials knew about discriminatory disciplinary practices for years and did nothing.
education Report: Muslim students are bullied at more than twice the rate of national statistics By Jana Kadah | Bay City News Foundation | October 29, 2021 "Examining Islamophobia in California Schools" is based on findings from a statewide survey of Muslim students between the ages of 11 and 18 from mid-2018 until the end of 2020.
Bay Area U.C. Hastings law school could be renamed as founder’s racist past is reexamined By Thomas Peele | EdSource | October 29, 2021 Serranus Hastings, a wealthy rancher, played a significant role in the mass killing of California’s Indigenous peoples.
California California school vaccine mandate coming soon, but questions remain By Diana Lambert | EdSource | October 29, 2021 State lawmakers are considering legislation to strengthen the vaccine requirement.
Bay Area Popular ELA curriculum ‘Units of Study’ receives harsh review By Ali Tadayon | EdSource | October 26, 2021 EdReports criticized the curriculum for relying of “cueing” in K-2 materials for solving unknown words.
Bay Area Lowell HS alumni ask court to press pause on school admissions change By Daniel Montes | Bay City News | October 26, 2021 Plaintiffs allege the school district's decision was rushed and violated the Brown Act.
California Can you teach reading on Zoom? By Karen D'Souza | EdSource | October 26, 2021 High-tech literacy projects emerged out of the pandemic as a way to ensure young students stay on track as they learn to read.
Bay Area California community colleges unable to justify placing students in remedial classes, study finds By Michael Burke | EdSource | October 25, 2021 A new study finds unnecessary remedial classes exacerbate educational inequities.
Bay Area For months, California private schools have waited for ’emergency’ COVID aid By John Fensterwald | EdSource | October 25, 2021 Delays at the state level have impacted urban Catholic schools in particular.