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After 8 hours, 250-plus speakers, California board adopts ethnic studies model curriculum
With a March 31 deadline set by the Legislature looming, the State Board of Education unanimously approved a voluntary high school ethnic studies curriculum Thursday after State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond and two of the state’s civil rights heroes — labor organizer Dolores Huerta and social justice activist Karen Korematsu — urged them to during a daylong hearing on Thursday.
Teachers reflect on a year of Covid: students struggling, others thriving
Students and families aren’t the only ones whose lives have been upended by the pandemic. Teachers, too, have had to adjust to an entirely new education landscape — one marked by uncertainty, frustration and seemingly endless hours on Zoom
Arts Education Is a Student Right, Especially During a Pandemic
Students across the country are grappling with difficult feelings, situations and events as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, and there are no easy solutions. But arts education has the power to emotionally and academically rebuild students — and the world around us.
Ed Dept gives colleges more flexibility to use federal relief funds
The U.S. Department of Education is giving colleges more flexibility to use federal relief money provided under the second major coronavirus rescue package, which Congress passed in December.
Enrollment declines at California’s community colleges far greater than earlier predictions
In a dramatic illustration of the impact of the pandemic on many students’ college plans, enrollments at California’s community colleges are down an average of 11% to 12% systemwide, far higher than the preliminary estimates of 5% to 7% after schools opened last fall.
U.S. Schools Prepare Summer of Learning to Help Kids Catch Up
Although the last place most kids want to spend summer is in a classroom, experts say that after a year of interrupted study, it’s crucial to do at least some sort of learning over the break, even if it’s not in school and is incorporated into traditional camp offerings.
Connecting the Dots: Scaling Remediation Reform to Promote Equitable Transfer Student Success
For the 80 percent of students who begin at a community college with the intention of earning at least a bachelor’s degree, their chances of success are shaped from the moment they begin their educational journey.
‘When Normal Life Stopped’: College Essays Reflect a Turbulent Year
This year’s admissions essays became a platform for high school seniors to reflect on the pandemic, race and loss.