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Learning Well: Beyond the Pandemic

The pandemic created an array of academic, social and emotional challenges for students, as well as teachers and families. In this section, we look at what educators are doing to help students catch up academically and transition back to in-person learning, with a special focus on mental health, social and emotional learning, and classroom practices that help students succeed.

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How California teachers are welcoming back English learners — with language and community

August 24, 2021

Some teachers are focused on giving students who are learning English as a second language lots of time to talk and write about their feelings.

Zaidee Stavely

What impact will the pandemic have on early literacy?

August 18, 2021

Experts share insights on how parents and teachers can help kids — especially those who may be behind — learn to read as they go back to school.

Karen D'Souza

Inside one Bay Area school district's first day of school

August 17, 2021

Teachers from West Contra Costa Unified will be reaching out to families one-on-one to address anxieties and ask about hopes for the next year.

Ali Tadayon

How schools help students who’ve lost loved ones to Covid

August 13, 2021

At least 30% of California students surveyed by the ACLU said they'd lost a loved one during the pandemic. Some had lost multiple relatives.

Carolyn Jones

As new school year begins, a focus on social and emotional health

August 13, 2021

West Contra Costa Unified and other districts are emphasizing social and emotional learning and check-ins as students return to campus.

Ali Tadayon

After mixed experiences with distance learning, disabled California college students want flexibility

August 10, 2021

Entering the fall, college students say they want the flexibility to learn how they're most comfortable, whether that's in person or remotely.

Michael Burke

Reading, writing and bike riding: How schools spent summer helping students recover from pandemic

August 4, 2021

Schools are prioritizing play and relationship-building this summer in preparation for fall, when schools reopen for in-person instruction.

Sydney Johnson

Colleges prepare for incoming freshmen with high school learning loss

July 6, 2021

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.