Online Learning

August 28, 2020

Low-income parents turn to neighbors, family for help with distance learning

Parent leaders can be crucial for helping low-income families and those who do not speak English navigate distance learning.

August 26, 2020

On or off? California schools weigh webcam concerns during distance learning

Some teachers report less engagement with cameras off, but anxiety, tech glitches and privacy concerns could keep some students from turning them on.

August 17, 2020

As school starts, California districts try to improve virtual special education

Parents are skeptical that distance learning will ever work for children with disabilities.

August 13, 2020

Ask a reporter: Back to school in California during Covid-19

EdSource reporters and readers met Wednesday in a virtual town hall to discuss what education will look like this fall in California.

July 28, 2020

Quick Guide: California colleges and universities respond to the coronavirus

California colleges and universities are upending their operations to fight the coronavirus, offering online courses, closing dorms and changing their academic calendars. Follow this quick guide for the latest news.

Ashley A. Smith, Michael Burke, And Larry Gordon

College & Careers

July 22, 2020

UC Merced joins UC Berkeley in going online-only to start fall semester

Berkeley and Merced are the first University of California campuses to decide they will hold all classes online to start the fall.

Michael Burke

College & Careers

July 21, 2020

California colleges, fearing enrollment loss this fall, are trying hard to bond with students this summer

T-shirt giveaways, free summer classes, virtual concerts, flexible deadlines are new pandemic efforts. Schools don’t want the usual attendance melt turning into a flood.

Larry Gordon

Coronavirus

July 2, 2020

Small California school districts face overwhelming challenges to reopen schools

California’s smallest school districts struggle to pay for supplies, staff and technology needed to reopen schools.

Diana Lambert

Math and Science

June 10, 2020

California science teachers look for new ways to bring hands-on experiments to students

While some families are doing science projects at home, teachers say a lack of supplies makes it difficult to assign hands-on experiments.

Sydney Johnson

College & Careers

May 20, 2020

UC may allow partial campus reopenings in the fall

Decisions would be made in the months ahead. If they reopen, campuses would at first require face coverings, limit class sizes, ban audiences at sports events.