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A lost year for high school students: Loneliness and despair, resilience and hope
One year into the COVID-19 pandemic, members of the Class of 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 have redefined the parameters of being a high school student.
Choice in school assessments can relieve student stress
COVID-19 has impacted the way educators and experts think about assessments, from some suggesting testing be delayed to redesigning the tests. By rethinking assessments, educators can also expand student choice.
What I Learned During the Pandemic
17 students share thoughts on their schools, their teachers, their families, and their countries.
Lagging college graduation rates exacerbate racial inequity
Nearly 20 million students are enrolled in college this year, but an estimated 40 percent — many of them students of color — will not graduate. These vast numbers point to an insidious problem often overlooked in today’s higher education debates: racial disparity in our nation’s college graduation rates.
UC Merced to guarantee freshman admission to eligible local students, a first for the system
UC Merced announced Monday that it would guarantee a freshman seat to eligible local students, the first University of California campus to do so in an effort to expand college access in one of the state’s most underserved areas.
The futility of standardized testing in a crazy pandemic year
Wayne Au, professor in the School of Educational Studies at the University of Washington at Bothell, argues against standardized testing during distance learning and COVID-19.
No one is sure what to expect': Schools, colleges add more counseling services to address student mental health
Schools and colleges are preparing for a rush of student mental health needs as campuses reopen.
College applications in pandemic year show deepening inequities in access to higher education
Applying to college is stressful in normal times, but this year, students felt the extra stress of having to deal with pandemic-related restrictions that made many of the usual steps, like working with high school counselors, visiting campuses, and in-person interviews, nearly impossible, college admissions officers say.
6 policies to boost employment for Black men
Effective policies, operating at the federal, state and/or local level, to address some of the challenges Black men face in the labor market include boosting early work experience and more college credentials.