Online Learning

March 15, 2021

Distance learning changed California education. What’s here to stay?

Teachers pushed through difficult days to find solutions that kept kids learning during an upended school year. Some changes may stick.

Sydney Johnson

February 25, 2021

Quick Guide: California colleges and universities respond to the coronavirus

Get quick answers to common questions about California colleges and universities are responding to the pandemic and how students can access aid and support.

Ashley A. Smith, Michael Burke, And Larry Gordon

February 16, 2021

Special education teachers grapple with risks of in-person classes: ‘An impossible choice’

Students who won’t wear masks or socially distance create for a “nerve-wracking” work environment.

Carolyn Jones

November 30, 2020

Early data on learning loss show big drop in math, but not reading skills

The impact from school closures last spring proved worrisome but not as dire as projected by the assessment organization NWEA.

John Fensterwald

November 23, 2020

Distance learning stokes fears of excessive screen time

Family life has been disrupted in innumerable ways during the pandemic, including the nature of our relationship to screens.

Karen D'Souza

November 16, 2020

Pandemic surge puts opening of regular classrooms on hold for millions of California students

Over 90% of California students now attend schools that are not permitted to offer in-person instruction in regular classes unless they began offering them before their county was in the purple tier.

Louis Freedberg And Ali Tadayon

November 3, 2020

California school districts revert to A-F grades this fall — with more flexibility for some students

California school districts have for the most part resumed A-F grading for the 2020-2021 school year, despite students learning from home.

Ali Tadayon

October 19, 2020

A look at Orange County as first in a wave of school reopenings in California

The campus reopenings represent the largest return to school in a major metropolitan area in California so far this year.

Diana Lambert

October 15, 2020

Up to 1 million California students may still lack connectivity during distance learning

State leaders struggle to pinpoint how many students remain unconnected, and fear widening inequality as distance learning continues.

Sydney Johnson

September 24, 2020

Colleges can blunt economic impact of pandemic by sharing online courses

Research shows students can learn just as much from well-designed online courses they do with blended or in-person instruction.

Igor Chirikov and Rene Kizilcec

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.

Zaidee Stavely

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.

Sydney Johnson

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.

Carolyn Jones

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. 

Sydney Johnson

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