The once-in-a-lifetime pandemic drove Congress and two presidential administrations to approve $69 billion in Covid relief for higher education with the highest amount, more than $9.5 billion, for California colleges and universities.
An academic year of distance learning has left many graduating seniors with gaps in their learning. Colleges are preparing to help with tutoring, summer brush-up and empathetic faculty.
More career counseling and work-based learning would prepare students for the workforce, experts say during an EdSource roundtable on role of community colleges in preparing a post-pandemic workforce.
