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California data system to help with education planning moves closer to reality
California this week officially kicked off its first attempt at a statewide education data system to provide trend information to help students and families with college and career planning.
Why some California school districts are changing how students earn grades
Some of California’s largest school districts are trying an unconventional tactic to help students re-engage in school after distance learning and boost their chances of acceptance into the state’s public colleges: by dropping D and F grades.
Hoped-for gap year enrollment boom turns out to be a bust
Just 2% of students who graduated from high school in 2020 and didn't immediately attend college ended up enrolling a year later this fall, dashing hopes that the large number of students who opted out of higher ed in the pandemic's first year would enroll in 2021.
New initiative gives Jordan High School students a peek at a port career
As the need for more port workers is clearer than ever, a new addition to Jordan High School’s ACE Academy program—an educational track focused on engineering—is set to provide opportunities for students to explore just such a career.
Q&A: How Can High Schools Continue to Improve Now?
Education Week talked with Robert Balfanz, a research professor at the Center for the Social Organization of Schools at Johns Hopkins University School of Education to look at how the process may help schools adapt more rapidly to the challenges of the last two years.
Annual Higher Ed Funding Delayed
Congress passed a temporary measure to avoid a government shutdown, but that means higher education spending levels will remain as is until February—at least.
High school counselors navigate SEL, college applications amid youth mental health crisis
With mental health challenges compounded by the pandemic, school counselors are working to ease the pressure of the college application process.
When Curriculum Falls Short in Supporting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Here’s Where It Misses the Mark
Curriculum materials currently on the market are falling short when it comes to representing people of color and providing guidance for teachers on addressing diversity, a new survey found.
Gen Z most stressed by coronavirus, citing pandemic toll on careers, education and relationships, poll says
Higher proportions of Americans between ages 13 and 24 say the pandemic has made their education, career goals and social lives more difficult, compared with millennials and Gen X.