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As California schools reopen to in-person instruction, students and families decide if it's right for them
Across California, schools are opening their doors again, a first step toward rebounding from the pandemic. But for most students in EdSource’s families project, life remains far from normal.
Inside a Cal State Northridge program that helps women and Latinos in STEM
The AIMS2 program, or Attract Inspire Mentor Support Students program, at California State University Northridge’s College of Engineering and Computer Science, uses mentorships and partners with community colleges to help transfer students to successfully navigate college and graduate.
Why mental health is the key to dealing with learning loss
The best way schools can help students catch up academically after a year of distance learning is to ensure they feel relaxed, safe and connected to their friends and teachers as they return to the classroom.
California’s community colleges at critical crossroads as more students opt not to attend
Across California, enrollments at many community colleges have plummeted during the coronavirus pandemic. Systemwide, more than 260,000 fewer students enrolled in fall 2020 compared to fall 2019, potentially threatening the long-term existence of some colleges unless they can dramatically turn things around, the system’s Board of Governors learned recently.
Local assessments an option if Smarter Balanced tests ‘not viable,’ U.S. education officials affirm
California schools will be expected to administer Smarter Balanced and other statewide tests this spring, but districts can select alternatives in cases where these tests are not “viable” to administer, federal education officials said.
Local assessments an option if statewide tests aren't viable during pandemic, California officials signal
California education officials have been told verbally that the state may not need to submit a waiver application to the U.S. Department of Education, thus opening the door for more flexibility this spring when it comes to standardized testing, as school districts continue to navigate reopening plans during the pandemic.
Easing the transfer path in California from community colleges to universities
Long Beach pilot program does a lot of what Newsom wants statewide.
Additional math support has helped Cal State freshmen
California State University students successfully completing quantitative reasoning classes as first-year students has renewed the debate into whether CSU applicants should complete an additional year of that class in high school.