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School Counselors on How to Help Students Recover From Pandemic Stress
In a New York Times survey of 362 members from the American School Counselor Association, they said they were worried about basic skills like children’s ability to learn and make friends, and about alarming increases in anxiety, suicidal thoughts and vandalism. But they are also reassured by the progress children have made since schools reopened, and their willingness to seek help.
Rethinking first-year education can de-risk college entry
Underused strategies like corequisite courses and easy on-ramps help students enroll and graduate, argues the founder of online ed company StraighterLine.
Pathways to postsecondary and economic success: A golden opportunity for California students
The proposed $2 billion in funding for Golden State Pathways and dual enrollment in Gov. Gavin Newsom’s 2022-23 budget is a vital investment in California’s young people at a pivotal stage of their development — and in the workforce that’s counting on these adolescents to help them innovate and grow, writes Long Beach USD Superintendent Jill Baker and Oakland USD Superintendent Kayla Johnson-Trammell.
Schools are struggling to meet rising mental health needs, data shows
A survey released Tuesday documents the toll the pandemic has taken on students’ mental health, with 7 in 10 public schools seeing a rise in the number of children seeking services. Even more, 76 percent, said faculty and staff members have expressed concerns about depression, anxiety and trauma in students since the start of the pandemic.
New study reveals hidden facts on college for California Asian American and Pacific Islander students
The vast diversity of the racial groups can hide that Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders in California have lower admission rates into the University of California and Asian Americans have low transfer rates from the California Community Colleges, according to a report released by the Campaign for College Opportunity, a nonprofit research organization.
Why community colleges are the perfect partner for green jobs — and good jobs
Working together with local partners, we can create a blueprint for a new and better future, writes Sonya Christian.
More than half of California community colleges refuse to drop dead-end remedial courses
Despite a California law that requires community colleges to direct students like Medina away from remedial education, more than half of the state’s 116 campuses have not made the change, which took effect in 2019.
Debate turns hot over UC proposal to set criteria for high school ethnic studies
An influential University of California faculty committee has shelved a draft policy to require criteria for high school ethnic studies courses that critics characterized as narrow, ideological and activist.
Parents Matter More
EAB survey finds that they are more important in the admissions process than in the past, especially for white and Asian students. Being test optional matters the most for Black and Hispanic students.