July 21, 2020
Project on rural education in California garners awards for EdSource
"Rural California: An Education Divide," a mini-doc on the deep needs in California's rural areas, won first place national and statewide awards.
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Special Reports
June 12, 2020
Despite pandemic, one struggling California elementary school saw bright spots
Richmond’s Stege Elementary is on track for a redesign by the fall of 2020 to improve learning for its mostly black and Latino students. The school is slated to get new curriculums and teaching strategies.
Ashley A. Smith
March 10, 2020
Reinventing a California school under the threat of teacher layoffs
Stege Elementary in Richmond was primed to reinvent itself from one of California's lowest performing schools to one that helped its black and Latino students achieve academically. Instead, the school faces teacher layoffs.
Ashley A. Smith
March 4, 2020
Vote still out on three measures to build California teacher housing
East Side Union High, Chula Vista Elementary and Soledad Unified school districts had votes short of 55 percent needed to claim victory. Mail-in and final votes being counted.
Diana Lambert
February 28, 2020
Four California school districts ask voters to pay for teacher and staff housing
On March 3 four California school districts will ask California voters to tax themselves to pay for teacher housing through a general obligation bond.
Diana Lambert
December 30, 2019
Rural California: An Education Divide | Documentary
More than half a million students live in California’s rural areas. The challenges they face at home often spill over to school: chronic absenteeism, lack of college preparation and college isolation, and limited access to technology.
Jennifer Molina
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
Reinventing a California school one teacher at a time
Community support remains strong despite little improvement.
Ashley A. Smith
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 20, 2019
Interactive Map: Percentage of California students eligible for a 4-year state university
See how many students in rural school districts took the courses required for admission to the University of California or California State University.
Yuxuan Xie
December 20, 2019
San Joaquin Valley students set their sights on college
Find out how some San Joaquin Valley schools have made college prep a priority.
Carolyn Jones
December 20, 2019
The long road to college from California’s small towns
Rural students are less prepared for college than their urban peers. Here’s how some districts are trying to change that.
Carolyn Jones
December 19, 2019
Too Far Away: Distance is a barrier to bachelor’s degrees for rural community college students
Transportation challenges keep many community college students from going to college. Barstow commuter students face long, mountain drives to university.
Larry Gordon
December 19, 2019
California considers building new CSU campus
Population centers have an edge, despite hopes of rural students.
Larry Gordon
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.