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More students of color expected to return for in-person classes in the fall but reluctance lingers, research suggests
As a new school year beckons, recent surveys indicate that more students of color are expected to head back into classrooms. And yet, a significant number may not.
Post-Covid California state budget with record spending on education heads to Gov. Newsom
The Legislature has dispatched the 2021-22 budget bill with spending levels for education that appeared implausible a year ago, in the throes of a pandemic. The vote sends a $263 billion budget to Gov. Gavin Newsom, who agreed to the deal on Friday following nearly two weeks of negotiations.
One in Five Young Adults Is Neither Working Nor Studying in U.S.
Almost one in five young adults in the U.S. was neither working nor studying in the first quarter as Black and Hispanic youth remain idle at disproportionate rates.
Lawmakers, Newsom cut deal on state budget: Record spending on pre-K through college
Legislative leaders released a landmark state budget agreement that would add a year of school for all 4-year-olds, significantly expand Cal Grants and middle-class scholarships for college students and provide record funding for pre-K-12 schools anxious to use billions in one-time money to bounce back from a 15-month pandemic.
How community colleges can better prepare adult workers
Community colleges and their partners can do more to train students for the workforce, a process that should start as early as middle school, community college leaders and experts said in a recent conversation.
Students Speak Out: ‘We Need Mental Health Days’
Even before the pandemic set in, alarming numbers of young people were suffering from mental illnesses such as anxiety and depression. The stress of COVID-19 has exacerbated those struggles. Schools are working on ways to support students’ emotional trauma, including allowing excused absences for mental health days.
The pandemic affected mental health and college plans for U.S. high schoolers.
Nearly 80 percent of American high school juniors and seniors say the coronavirus pandemic has affected their plans after graduation, and 72 percent of 13- to 19-year-olds have struggled with their mental health, a new survey shows.
High School Students Are Changing College Plans
Colleges should expect more students to attend college close to home and to look for low-cost options, surveys find.