EdSource staff
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California's Reading Dilemma
This EdSource special report examines the state of early reading in California, the needs of special learners, teacher preparation and training and curricula and textbooks that are driving instruction.
EdSource staff
May 20, 2022
Finishing in Four Years
Finishing college on time lowers tuition and living costs, reduces debt and prepares students for job demands. This series examines strategies that helped two campuses to make significant progress in improving their 4-year graduations rates.
EdSource staff
May 5, 2022
Class of 2022
For the first time in two decades, California’s K-12 enrollment dropped under 6 million students, a sure sign that many students did not return after the pandemic. But within the state, there was movement: sharp enrollment declines in coastal counties and sharp increases inland. This reporting series from EdSource looks at the changes and trends in California public school enrollment.
EdSource staff
May 4, 2022
California's Enrollment Rollercoaster
For the first time in two decades, California’s K-12 enrollment dropped under 6 million students, a sure sign that many students did not return after the pandemic. But within the state, there was movement: sharp enrollment declines in coastal counties and sharp increases inland. This reporting series from EdSource looks at the changes and trends in California public school enrollment.
EdSource staff
April 21, 2022
Teaching Mathematics in California
California is developing a new framework to guide math instruction K-12 classrooms.
EdSource staff
April 7, 2022
Student Voices: What's the right balance between in-person and online instruction in college?
Members of EdSource's California Student Journalism Corps asked students at several California campuses, as well as one professor, what they felt was the optimal mix of online versus in-person instruction.
Erick Cabrera, Raya Torres, Ramon Castanos and Mary McFadden
March 25, 2022
Declining enrollment: What can the Legislature and districts do to soften the impact?
Thursday, March 24, from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Moderated by John Fensterwald and Anne Vasquez
March 23, 2022
California college students with ties to Russia, Ukraine watch and worry as war unfolds
War worries distract California college students with families, friends in Russia and Ukraine.
Megan Tagami
March 3, 2022
Gig by Gig At California Community Colleges
This EdSource special investigation examines the predicament of part-time adjunct professors in California's Community Colleges. Numbering nearly 37,000, these professors often work without benefits and are forced to shuttle from campus to campus to make ends meet.
EdSource staff
February 9, 2022
The right priorities? Reactions to Gov. Newsom's 2022-23 early ed budget
Leaders representing all segments of California’s education system share their reactions to the governor’s May revision of the 2021-22 budget.
EdSource staff
January 13, 2022
The right priorities? Reactions to Gov. Newsom's K-12 budget for 2022-23
Leaders representing all segments of California's education system share their reactions to the governor’s proposed 2022-23 budget for the state's K-12 public schools.
EdSource staff
January 13, 2022
The right priorities? Reactions to Gov. Newsom's 2022-23 higher ed budget
Leaders representing all segments of California’s education system share their reactions to the governor’s 2022-23 January budget proposal.
EdSource staff
January 13, 2022
What's next for California education? New laws and vetoes
This year, the Legislature's focus on education was on Covid-related bills and on a record-high state budget, which includes tens of billions of new and one-time spending, along with policy decisions on how to spend the money.
EdSource staff
October 13, 2021
Where California’s education funding is going
The state’s K-12 and higher education systems will receive a record-level influx of new money.