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If You Could Reform Admissions…
If you could reform higher education admissions, and wipe the slate of all the bad practices, particularly those that favor wealthy students, what would you change? Recommendation letters? Campus tours? The funding system? Later deadlines? These and other ideas were recommended by experts.
This Is Not a Good Time to Fall Off the College Track. Students Are Doing It Anyway
Fewer than 2 in 5 students scheduled to graduate high school this spring have so far applied for college financial aid—a more than 9 percent drop from this time last year—increasing concerns that students will be unable to continue on to higher education amid a massive economic recession.
Teens on a Year That Changed Everything
In words, images and video, teens across the United States show us how they have met life's challenges in the midst of a pandemic.
How a decline in community college students is a big problem for the economy
Existing shortages of graduates with badly needed skills are about to get much worse.
How Two Years of Pandemic Disruption Could Shake Up the Debate Over Standardized Testing
COVID-19 and distance learning has impacted standardized testing.
Calls to change funding to increase faculty diversity at California Community Colleges
Calls to Legislature and local community college boards to improve faculty diversity following an EdSource investigation.
California Legislature approves plan to encourage schools to reopen for in-person instruction
California legislators approved a plan Thursday to encourage school districts to bring back more students for in-person instruction.
LBUSD: More Schools Gain Silver Certification
Jordan and Sato High Schools are the latest in Long Beach Unified School District to earn Silver Certification from the Linked Learning Alliance.