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New Long Beach City College president helps students overcome obstacles
In an interview with EdSource, incoming superintendent-president of Long Beach City College Mike Muñoz discussed additional plans he has to help students with housing, child care and more.
‘Bold, Audacious Goal': Coalition Pushes to Add More Than 1 Million Educators of Color
A coalition of education groups is pushing forward with efforts to increase the number of educators of color working in the nation’s public schools, with the goal of adding 1 million teachers and 30,000 leaders of color to the workforce by 2030.
Math Anxiety Hurts Too Many Kids. Here’s How We Can Curb It.
Math anxiety is a drain on our collective enthusiasm for learning and growth. This New Year, let’s resolve to take this educational inflection point as an opportunity to rebrand mathematical reasoning as an incredible tool with which every single human brain is born, writes Susanna Brock.
Propel America: Following a ‘jobs-first higher education’ model
Earning a credential and getting a job while earning college credit is helping these young adults find a career pathway.
How 5 middle schools are giving students an early start on career exploration
Experts say schools, government and industry need to work together more closely—and sooner—on career paths.
Cal State poised to drop SAT admission requirement as chancellor supports scrapping test
California State University, the largest four-year university system in the nation, is poised to drop the SAT and ACT as an admissions requirement — a move that would follow the University of California’s elimination of the exams and further shake up the standardized testing landscape as hundreds of campuses across the nation shift away from the assessments.
K-12 to career pathways data can inform practices for current students
Insights into school system initiatives that contributed to postsecondary success for former students could help inform decision-makers of practices to support current students, according to recommendations from the Data Quality Campaign and Chiefs for Change.
Jumpstart: Setting Goals to Drive Equitable Dual Enrollment Participation in California’s Community Colleges
In this report, EdTrust West analyzes data from California’s community colleges to see if they are equitably serving Black, Native, and Latinx students through dual enrollment – and find they are not yet doing so.
The Pandemic Hit Vulnerable Students Hardest. Now, Schools Have to Reckon With the Effects
Many students struggled with remote learning, but some thrived. Some children have been in a physical school building most days this year, while others have dealt with multiple quarantines or even temporary building-wide shutdowns. Some students have access to academic recovery support, and others do not.