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College & Careers
Topic

College Readiness

Preparing students for college means giving them more than a grounding in academics. Time-management skills, an ability to persevere to solve problems, and a sense of personal responsibility are also skills that schools can instill to help students navigate the challenges of higher education.
February 24, 2020

Schools must do more to help students and families submit financial aid forms

With the March 2 deadline approaching, teachers, counselors and others can help tip the balance on whether a student makes it to college.

Stacey Caillier and Ben Daley
February 10, 2020

How some California school districts invest in counseling – and achieve results

Schools with more counselors report higher graduation rates, more students going to college.

Carolyn Jones
February 7, 2020

Less than a third of California students met or exceeded standards on new science test

The results are the first set of scores for a new test aligned with California’s new science standards.

Sydney Johnson
January 30, 2020

High school suspensions, multiple schools affect foster youth as they enter college

New research finds these students had lower grade point averages than their peers because of barriers they faced in high school.

Ashley A. Smith
January 29, 2020

CSU trustees delay decision to require extra high school class for admission

An independent group will be commissioned to study CSU's proposal to require a fourth year of high school math in freshman admissions.

Michael Burke
January 21, 2020

CSU trustees delay formal vote on requiring extra high school class

CSU still plans to require four years of high school math for freshman admissions, effective in 2027, but will delay formal vote to 2022.

Michael Burke
January 15, 2020

San Francisco Bay Area parents declare state of emergency over district’s failure to educate black children

Parents want the district to allocate $7.2 million to improve services for the district’s 5,000 African-American students.

Theresa Harrington
January 15, 2020

New push in California to increase diversity among math and science teachers

For years the need for trained and qualified teachers has been growing in schools across California, especially in math and science.

Sydney Johnson
January 14, 2020

California faculty groups revive criticisms of Calbright College

Calbright College's president will leave on March 31, leaving critics to revive questions about whether online college is needed.

Ashley A. Smith
December 30, 2019

Students in foster care: a quick guide

More than 34,000 students in foster care attend California's K-12 schools. Learn more about their unique challenges and the support systems in place to help them navigate through the education system.

Alexander Montero
December 20, 2019

The long road to college from California's small towns [VIDEO]

"The long road to college from California's small towns" tells the story of helping more students get college degrees in Shasta County in the state's northern region.

Jennifer Molina
December 20, 2019

Interactive Map: Rate of high school seniors enrolled in UC/CSU

View EdSource's interactive map showing how many seniors from each California high school enrolled in fall 2018 in the University of California or California State University.

Yuxuan Xie
December 19, 2019

College admissions tests are a poor indicator of college readiness

Removing tests from admissions process would allow UC to recruit and educate California’s best and brightest from all backgrounds.

Mo Hyman
December 19, 2019

Interactive Map: The path from California community colleges to bachelor's degrees

This map shows what percentage of each community college’s students transfer for a bachelor's degree within six years. Each dot represents one of the state’s 114 community college campuses.

Yuxuan Xie And Daniel J. Willis
December 18, 2019

A California school’s alumni adviser hits the road to ease 1st-year college students’ jitters

Team of mentors and counselors from San Jose charter high keep in touch to ease transition to college for first-generation college students.

John Fensterwald