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California high school graduation rate held steady during pandemic
California high school graduation rates didn’t change much last school year compared with the previous year, according to data released by the California Department of Education earlier this month. The state graduation rate increased less than 1 percentage point — from 90.7% to 91.3%.
Covid blamed as fewer California high school students file FAFSA applications
With applications for federal and state student aid lagging among California high school seniors, one school is optimistic that it can build on previous success and encourage its students to apply.
Newsom's education budget is opportunity for California’s workforce talent supply
Linked Learning Alliance President & CEO Anne Stanton writes that for the governor’s investment strategy to truly support students and communities, we must ensure that college and career pathways are available to the majority of California’s students and that they are implemented in tandem with K-12, higher education, and workforce readiness initiatives to provide seamless transitions and accelerated experiences that lead to good jobs.
Black youth face rising rates of depression, anxiety, suicide
Nearly everyone has experienced a degree of anxiety or depression due to the pandemic. But for young Black people also confronting persistent racism and ever-widening inequities, the current moment has led to an acute crisis in mental health.
How California districts seek to recruit, retain Black teachers amid shortage
As America attempts to reckon with racial injustice, some California school districts are adopting teacher pipeline programs specifically targeting potential Black teachers while also making efforts to retain teachers and listen to what might turn them away.
High calculus failure rates thwart students across CSU
At 21 of the CSU’s 23 campuses, at least 20% of students on average in Calculus 1 received D or F grades or withdrew over the past three years, according to an EdSource analysis of data from the schools.
The right priorities? Reactions to Gov. Newsom's K-12 budget for 2022-23
Read Anne Stanton's response to Governor Newsom's K-12 budget proposal in EdSource.
The right priorities? Reactions to Gov. Newsom's 2022-23 higher ed budget
Read Anne Stanton's response to Governor Newsom's higher education budget proposal in EdSource.
New law on mental health curriculum goes into effect with start of the new year
Senate Bill 224 requires all school districts that offer health classes to include mental health as part of the curriculum. The California Department of Education has until Jan. 1, 2023 to incorporate mental health into the state standards, and districts have until Jan. 1, 2024 to begin teaching the new material.