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Student debt fears lower the bar for low income students
Advocates argue that cancelling student debt would narrow the racial wealth gap and help lead an economic recovery.
For Some Black Students, Remote Learning Has Offered A Chance To Thrive
For some students, distance learning has given them needed space away from inequitable discipline and learning practices that has allowed them to thrive mentally and academically.
Newsom, legislators strike deal to reopen California schools with $2 billion in incentives for campuses
Gov. Gavin Newsom and Democratic legislative leaders will announce an agreement Monday to give school districts $2 billion to open schools. School districts seeking funds from counties in the state’s red tier, with seven or fewer cases per 100,000 residents, would be required to extend classroom learning to all elementary school students and at least one grade of middle or high school.
The Single Biggest Equity Issue in Higher Education
It isn’t access or affordability. It’s success in high demand, high outcomes majors like Accounting, Computer Science, Engineering, Nursing, and a host of STEM disciplines.
California’s failure to diversify community college faculty tied to arcane state law
While faculty diversity has improved over the last two decades, the system’s faculty do not reflect the racial and ethnic make up of its student body. Nearly 60% of community college faculty statewide are white, while 71% of students are from other racial and ethnic backgrounds, including Latino, Black, Asian and Native American.
Newsom, lawmakers unveil plan to push some schools to reopen by April 1
California public schools will receive financial incentives to reopen campuses by April 1 for their youngest and most vulnerable students under a deal Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislative leaders announced after months of tense negotiations.
Senate Confirms Miguel Cardona as Education Secretary
The U.S. Senate confirmed Miguel Cardona to serve as U.S. Secretary of Education, placing him in the role as the nation’s education system faces an unprecedented crisis.
Jill Biden Says She's Pushing for Free Community College
First Lady Jill Biden said in her first one-on-one interview since the inauguration that she is continuing to fight to make it free to go to two-year institutions.
ACT Admits That Test-Optional Admissions Isn't Going Away
The testing organization says the switch in admissions policies was "abrupt rather than deliberate" but that the policies are here to stay.