UC drops SAT/ACT; districts connect with homeless students
May 22, 2020
This week: UC regents decide to abandon the SAT and ACT exams. Plus, how districts are reaching homeless students and what more they could do.
EdSource Podcasts
CSU’s Tim White on all online learning this fall; looming education budget cuts explained
May 15, 2020
This week: Chancellor Tim White explains why the CSU’s 23 campuses will be all online this fall ,and EdSource reporters review education cuts in Gov. Gavin Newsom’s bad news budget.
California foresees historic deficit; will schools face a massive cut?
May 8, 2020
This week: School consultant John Gray discusses potential ways to cope with a devastating revenue shortfall projected for K-12 schools next year.
Back to school in late July – really? Plus, college-bound students’ dilemma
May 1, 2020
This week: Gov. Newsom’s announcement on resuming school in late July surprised everyone; high school seniors faced a dilemma on Decision Day
Districts brace for budget cuts; teachers rise to distance learning’s challenge
April 24, 2020
This week: Consultant Bob Blattner gives his take on dire revenue forecasts; noted high school teacher Larry Ferlazzo shares how he’s staying in touch with students.
Making students’ social-emotional health integral to distance learning
April 17, 2020
This week: We explore the issue of student wellness during a pandemic; and students from Granite Bay High School read excerpts from their journals of life at home, under social isolation.
Distance learning, Kern County style; an EdSource reporter’s reflections on grief
April 10, 2020
Nearly half of Kern County’s 47 districts will share a platform letting teachers choose common lessons and activities or create their own.
Tony Thurmond on distance learning’s moving parts; UC spares students from SAT/ACT
April 3, 2020
In a flurry of actions and decisions, California OKs pass/fail grades and commits to delivering internet to 100,000 families.
The big online switch: Chancellor Eloy Oakley and a college newspaper editor
March 27, 2020
Chancellor Eloy Ortiz Oakley on how the California Community Colleges have gone online in response to the coronavirus. Plus how Cal State LA’s college newspaper is covering the big story.
Linda Darling-Hammond and Long Beach’s Jill Baker on planning for a lengthy school shutdown
March 20, 2020
With long closures coming, Linda Darling-Hammond promises the state will be a partner; Jill Baker of Long Beach describes her district’s plan for online learning.
