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Colleges and universities plan for normal-ish campus life in the fall
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Universities need full dorms and dining halls to make back some of the estimated $183 billion in losses from a year of remote education.COVID-19
How California high schools plan to pull off ‘normal’ graduations
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Ceremonies will be outside, probably in shifts, on a sports field with bleachers, or like Fresno and Natomas, in a big pavilion and minor league ballpark.California
In an unusual admissions year, California’s selective universities more closely evaluate students
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With the SAT/ACT not part of admission decisions, universities are looking at other criteria in a most unusual year of record applications to selective schools.California
The race for space: How today’s crowded study environments could affect college students’ performance
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Cramped study environments can pose an academic disadvantage to low-income students who are more likely to live in crowded conditions, researcher says.California
Some districts looking to cut back PE as campuses reopen
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About 40% of PE teachers in California said their instructional time has been cut back, a recent report says.Bay Area
Statewide, teacher retirements are projected at 5 percent of K-12 educator workforce
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A recent survey says 25 percent more teachers are projected to retire this year across California, the largest number in more than a decade.Bay Area
Teachers on Covid: lessons learned and advice to pass along
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Many teachers agree: distance learning forced them to focus on what's important and to listen closely to views of students.Featured in Category
Mills College dorms, classrooms will be filled with UC Berkeley students in fall pilot program
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The students will be part of an educational cohort aimed at building group identity and easing the transition to a big university.California
