High School Graduation

June 4, 2020

As she and her family battled Covid-19, graduation seemed out of reach

Maria Amaya, the first in her family to read and write, also wanted to be the first to graduate high school. Then her family came down with Covid-19.

May 28, 2020

Oakland Unified helps seniors overcome graduation challenges

District reaches out to families through wellness checks, changes grading and graduation requirements, provides some technology to seniors.

May 21, 2020

California’s smallest districts plan ‘socially distant’ in-person graduations this spring

State officials are developing guidelines on how to safely bring students back to campus.

January 30, 2019

California schools help unaccompanied immigrant students combat trauma, language barriers

Unaccompanied immigrant students face a daunting set of obstacles to finish high school. Many students have survived severe trauma in their home countries or missed years of school.

July 27, 2018

California high school grad rate drops with new methodology

Corrected for problems with past years’ calculations, 82.7 percent in the Class of 2017 got their diplomas compared with 83.8 percent the year before.

July 1, 2018

Need to rethink tying high-school diploma to college course requirements

Requiring graduates meet California State University requirements may deny diplomas to otherwise prepared students.

November 7, 2017

Q&A: High school dropout researcher asks: What’s behind a diploma?

UC Santa Barbara researcher discusses high school dropouts, graduation rates and plans to study courses taken and grades earned to receive diplomas.

October 23, 2017

Until poverty eliminated, schools won't graduate 100 percent of students, expert says

California Dropout Research Project director says a student's GPA and course selections are better indicators of college readiness than test scores.

August 20, 2017

'A pathological optimist,' counseling award winner urges students to pursue college aid

Statewide award recipient Lynda McGee was praised for her efforts to get low-income students into college. She says that some students should try to attend college away from home to have a better shot at finishing in four years.

Larry Gordon

July 19, 2017

Mobile classroom brings education to the hardest-to-reach students

Five Keys Charter School's refurbished bus will help high school dropouts earn their diplomas or GEDs.

Carolyn Jones

July 17, 2017

Upcoming Events

Webinars will delve into formative assessment techniques and the release of a report on how well high schools prepare graduates for college.

Theresa Harrington

June 14, 2017

California urged to improve college access for young men of color

The high school graduation and college attendance rates for black, Latino, Native American and Pacific Islander young men is well below that of whites and Asians. A new study by the Education Trust-West urges barriers be lifted and more support offered for those minority male students.

Larry Gordon

Adult Education

May 25, 2017

No high school diploma? You've got options!

This EdSource guide offers advice and links to resources for students who did not graduate from high school.