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Oakland Unified School District officials announced Monday that the 350-student school will remain closed throughout the week and possibly into next week as authorities continue taking air samples.
As all 23 California State University campuses are under pressure to improve their graduation rates, Cal State Long Beach has shown the biggest gains in getting students who entered as freshmen to finish within four years.
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New podcast episodes: This Week in California Education
February 15, 2020 - This week: Leslie Hsu Freeman, manager of dual enrollment for Oakland Unified, describes Oakland's dual enrollment program and the value it brings for first-generation college students; and we discuss the weeklong protests at Berkeley High.
February 7, 2020 - This week: EdSource reporter Larry Gordon summarizes a new UC faculty task force report that recommends requiring the SAT or ACT for freshmen admissions; and Michele Siqueiros, president of the Campaign for College Opportunity, shares why the organization opposes the use of the tests.
From chronic absenteeism and high suspensions to a lack of internet service and barriers to going to college, California's rural school districts face extraordinary challenges. For many, these barriers are similar to those in urban areas but with far less public awareness. Through the multi-media reporting and visualizations below, EdSource describes this education divide and the efforts underway to help students earn college degrees.
