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Schooling has changed forever. Here’s what will stay when things go back to normal

Educators were forced to think big when schools were thrust into crisis, and not just about how to use technology.

March 16, 2021 | Hechinger Report
Distance learning changed California education. What’s here to stay?

As schools across California welcome back more students on campus, some distance learning practices look likely to survive the pandemic.

March 15, 2021 | EdSource
How the pandemic is reshaping education

The coronavirus pandemic upended almost every aspect of school at once. It was not just the move from classrooms to computer screens. It tested basic ideas about instruction, attendance, testing, funding, the role of technology and the human connections that hold it all together. A year later, a rethinking is underway, with a growing sense that some changes may last.

March 15, 2021 | Washington Post
California lawmakers weigh 2 bills to ease students' path to a bachelor's

California lawmakers are considering two bills that aim to make it easier for students to obtain four-year degrees: one bill would allow community colleges to award bachelor's degrees in high-demand fields, so long as they don't duplicate those offered by California's public universities. Another would bolster an existing program that smooths transfers from two- to four-year colleges.

March 12, 2021 | Higher Ed Dive
One year later: Covid’s impact on California education

For most of California's 10 million K-12 and college students, the beginning of March marks one year of learning online. Though a return to in-person instruction is now on the horizon for many as the number of new Covid-19 cases drops and millions receive vaccines, the last year for the education community has been characterized by anxiety, disruption, reckoning and uncertainty. Here's a glance through key milestones over the past year, and EdSource's reporting about them.

March 12, 2021 | EdSource
New Analysis Seeks to Guide Educators on Reopening Schools

A review of 130 studies on school reopenings world-wide says officials must weigh long-term impacts of school closures on children.

March 11, 2021 | Wall Street Journal