NEW

Silicon Valley and its colleges, universities 'mismatched' and out of sync

In a new book, Michael Kirst urges creation of a regional entity to unify and coordinate efforts.

CSU faculty rebels against changes in remedial and math education, calls for delay

Faculty wants a one-year delay to discuss reforms that include dropping no-credit remedial classes and allowing students to fulfill math requirements that don't need Algebra II skills.

Larry Gordon and Mikhail Zinshteyn

College & Careers

California college students continue to borrow less than those in 47 other states

Among California's 2016 graduates, 53 percent borrowed for education and their average total debt was $22,744. Only Utah and New Mexico had lower loads.

LA Unified board member steps down as president after felony charges but remains on board

Refugio “Ref” Rodriguez will remain on the board until the case is resolved.

Vinnie Pompei wants you to know that we're all biased, and we can work with that

Some LGBT students find themselves accepted by their peers, but not by teachers and administrators at school, said Vinnie Pompei of the Human Rights Campaign, who will speak at the EdSource Symposium in October.

Jane Meredith Adams

Community Colleges

California's community colleges seek extra $382 million in funding for next year

The system hopes to use the money to add hundreds of additional faculty to the system’s 114 colleges and beef up various student support programs.

Mikhail Zinshteyn

Legislation

Legislation roundup: STEM school, later school start, 'meal shaming,' budget reserves; what passed and what didn't

What also happened to California proposals for charter schools, fiscal transparency, longer teacher probation — and more.

EdSource staff

Teacher Effectiveness

California defines 'effective' and 'ineffective' teachers, and why it matters

A teacher's credential, not his or her performance, will define effectiveness under the state's education plan required by federal law.

John Fensterwald

Policy & Finance

Teachers who are DACA recipients help ease anxiety of undocumented students

Drawing on their experience, teachers with DACA status have been comforting undocumented students.

George White

Legislation

Governor may approve big changes to remedial education at California's community colleges

Under a proposed bill headed to the governor’s desk that passed unanimously in the state Legislature, many more Community College students may soon avoid remedial courses by taking college-level courses that prepare them for a degree or transfer to a four-year university.

Mikhail Zinshteyn

Policy & Finance

Momentum shifts in favor of Dreamers, just 10 days after Trump ends DACA program

The fate of undocumented immigrants is now in the hands of Congress.

Louis Freedberg

Legislation

Gov. Brown weighing support for free first year of community college

If signed into law by Gov. Jerry Brown, Assembly Bill 19 would allow for an estimated 19,000 additional students to take advantage of the state’s generous subsidies for community college students – irrespective of their financial need – under a new program called California College Promise.