Most parents are worried school closures will leave their students behind, survey finds
Source: EdSourceFour out of 5 parents of California public school students say that school closures from the coronavirus are making them feel stressed, and 9 o…
NWEA data predicts students could be up to a year behind in math in the fall
Source: Education DiveData released Thursday by NWEA, a nonprofit assessment provider, predicts that because of school closures, some students could be as much…
Survey: Parents Terrified Kids Will Fall Behind As COVID-19 Closes Schools
Source: LAistNearly 90% of California parents are worried that their children will fall behind academically while their school campuses are closed because of t…
Survey: Parents concerned children will be behind due to school closures, poor internet access
Source: Sacramento BeeThis was also published in The San Luis Obispo Tribune and The Fresno Bee.Nearly 90 percent California parents surveyed are worried about…
Poll: California school closures due to coronavirus hit minorities, poor the hardest
Source: San Francisco ChronicleThis was also published on MSN News.School closures across California have been hard on most students and parents, but the learn…
Stress levels are high for parents. They worry kids will fall behind in school, survey finds
Source: Los Angeles TimesParents across California are more stressed than usual, and school — or lack thereof — is a major source, according to a statewide sur…
Vulnerable Student Groups Could Fall Behind In Distance Learning
Source: KPBSPoway Unified School District staff spent Thursday morning passing out thousands of Google Chromebooks to students who don’t have computers at home…
Online education during coronavirus? Teachers and parents say it’s a mess in California
Source: Fresno BeeTomica Neal is a single mom and full-time Fresno State student. Since the coronavirus pandemic shut down her kids’ Clovis school last month, …
Feeling ‘devastated and isolated’ LA parents cope with prolonged school closures while trying to hold onto their jobs, homeschool their kids
Source: LA School ReportParents of the nearly 700,000 students attending traditional and charter schools in Los Angeles are facing an unprecedented disruption …
Schools are closed, but learning must go on. How is this working for the neediest students?
Source: Los Angeles TimesIn a webcast to more than 7,500 school district officials and educators across California on Wednesday, the message was clear: Campuse…
It’s Not Just a ‘Digital Divide’: Survey Shows Variations in Districts’ Coronavirus Response
Source: Education WeekDistricts' varying responses to the coronavirus pandemic is showing, yet again, how a multitude of disparities in terms of funding, staff…
California community college students would receive more financial aid under a new state proposal
Source: The Sacramento BeeChildren all over the greater Sacramento region — from Davis to Lake Tahoe — packed up their book bags Friday afternoon, waited for t…
First-time California science test results reveal wide achievement gaps for black and Latino students, dismal scores for the state’s English learners
Source: LA School ReportA state task force newly assigned to narrowing California’s achievement gap got further proof of the challenges ahead with this month’s…
Two-thirds of California students didn’t meet science standards. Here’s why
Source: Los Angeles TimesAcross the state, 29.9% of students met or exceeded the new science standards on this first test, with fluctuations according to grade…
Less than a third of California students met or exceeded standards on new science test
Source: EdSourceAt a time when California is placing a greater emphasis on science education, most students did not score at a proficient level on the state’s …
Mind the achievement gap: California’s disparities in education, explained
Source: Cal MattersFew goals in education have been as frustrating and urgent as the effort to fix the deep, generational disparity in achievement between the …
To Get Into A Cal State, You Won’t Need More High School Math — Yet
Source: LAistA controversial proposal to require high school students to take an extra year of math or a related class, like personal finance or coding, to be …
CSU trustees delay decision to require extra high school class for admission
Source: EdSourceCalifornia State University trustees on Wednesday voted to move forward with an independent analysis of a controversial proposal to require fou…
California State University Puts Off Decision to Require 4 Years of Math for Admissions
Source: Education WeekCalifornia State University, the nation's largest public university system, was planning to vote at the end of January on a requirement t…
Cal State delays vote on raising math requirement
Source: Los Angeles TimesIn the wake of intense controversy, Chancellor Timothy White has delayed a vote on his proposal to require a fourth year of high schoo…
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