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The Pandemic Hit the Working Class Hard. The Colleges That Serve Them Are Hurting, Too.
The community colleges largely serving low-income, Black and Latino students are reeling, and experts worry that inequality in education will increase.
Local assessments an option if statewide tests aren't viable during pandemic, California officials signal
California education officials have been told verbally that the state may not need to submit a waiver application to the U.S. Department of Education, thus opening the door for more flexibility this spring when it comes to standardized testing, as school districts continue to navigate reopening plans during the pandemic.
Confronting a Cascading Crisis
Higher education must help ensure that K-12 students, after a year of school closures and other significant challenges, don’t fall irreparably behind, writes Sian L. Beilock.
High School Seniors Ask, 'What Will College Look Like Next Fall?'
Ayiana Davis Polen at Spelman College in Atlanta and Adam Ahmad at the University of California, Berkeley share their freshmen experiences during COVID-19.
Half of California bachelor’s degrees are awarded by Cal State, report says
The California State University, the largest four-year university system in the nation, is showing off the scale of its impact: More than 100,000 job-ready graduates every year, $27 billion of economic activity stimulated annually, and a seven-fold return on every dollar that the state invests.
Data: What We Know About Student Mental Health and the Pandemic
Since the pandemic began, children and adolescents have higher rates of anxiety, depression, and stress, and even more specific issues such as addictive internet behaviors.