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    Education during Covid: California families struggle to learn
    December 30, 2020

    Education Interrupted | Documentary

    This documentary illustrates the education struggles families face and how some students put off the start of their college careers, so they could support their families when the pandemic claimed their parents' jobs.

    Jennifer Molina
    College and Covid: Freshman Year Disrupted
    December 22, 2020

    California college freshmen find alternatives to campus life in a virtual world

    As first-time college students, freshmen had so many plans to join clubs and pursue interests outside of their coursework. But, then the pandemic hit forcing creative alternatives.

    Ashley A. Smith
    College and Covid: Freshman Year Disrupted
    December 22, 2020

    What’s it like to be a college freshman during a pandemic? Students share their stories

    Imagine experiencing college for the first time from your childhood bedroom at a computer screen. That’s what 2020 freshmen are living through, and they have lots to say.

    The California Student Journalism Corps
    Education during Covid: California families struggle to learn
    December 18, 2020

    Finding joy amid tragedy, California families look ahead with hope

    With the end of the semester at hand, families and students are looking ahead with hope and finding ways to enjoy time with one another.

    EdSource staff
    College and Covid: Freshman Year Disrupted
    December 17, 2020

    How counseling aims to help CSU freshmen graduate in four years

    New advising programs focus on freshmen. Goal is for first year students to take 15 units a term.

    Larry Gordon
    College and Covid: Freshman Year Disrupted
    December 10, 2020

    When helping family comes before going to college

    The pandemic has wreaked havoc on the college plans for some California freshmen who have had to change their plans so they can help support their families.

    Betty Márquez Rosales
    College and Covid: Freshman Year Disrupted
    December 4, 2020

    Freshman year can be tricky; the pandemic makes it worse

    Amid online classes and other tumult, will freshmen return for sophomore year? CSU campuses show mixed results so far.

    Larry Gordon
    College and Covid: Freshman Year Disrupted
    December 4, 2020

    CSU freshmen dropout rates by race/ethnicity for 2019

    Sort and visually compare dropout rates by demographic data across the CSU system.

    Yuxuan Xie
    Education during Covid: California families struggle to learn
    November 19, 2020

    Disappointing grades, technology glitches and glimpses of learning fun

    First report cards of this most unusual school year jolted many of the families participating in EdSource’s special project to chronicle how families are coping. For many, lower-than-expected grades just reinforced how much they are struggling with learning from home.

    EdSource Staff
    Education during Covid: California families struggle to learn
    November 19, 2020

    High school seniors lament what they are missing as they plan for the future

    High school seniors and their families can relate to the loss and the uncertainty facing 2021 graduates.

    Diana Lambert, Ali Tadayon, And Theresa Harrington
    Education during Covid: California families struggle to learn
    November 19, 2020

    How one Los Angeles student missed six weeks of virtual school [VIDEO]

    Technology and communication problems left Kusema Thomas II out of virtual classes and chronically absent.

    Jennifer Molina
    Education during Covid: California families struggle to learn
    November 19, 2020

    How Kusema Thomas missed six weeks of distance learning in LA Unified middle school

    Kusema Thomas II looked forward to sixth grade in a new Los Angeles Unified magnet school but connecting problems cost him six weeks of virtual classes. Now, his father wants tutoring help.

    John Fensterwald
    Education during Covid: California families struggle to learn
    November 19, 2020

    Part II: Education during Covid: California families struggle to learn [VIDEO]

    The second video in our ongoing series on how California families are struggling with learning during the Covid crisis.

    Jennifer Molina
    Education during Covid: California families struggle to learn
    September 17, 2020

    Families face the demands of online and hybrid learning

    Families across California face a school year like no other as they confront a deadly pandemic that has upended the traditions of going back to school. Come along as EdSource reports how families are learning how to cope.

    EdSource staff
    Education during Covid: California families struggle to learn
    September 17, 2020

    Part I: Education during Covid: California families struggle to learn [VIDEO]

    This video, “Education during Covid: California families struggle to learn,” is part of a continuing project by EdSource on how California families are struggling with learning during the Covid crisis. It includes photos and videos contributed by participating families.

    Jennifer Molina
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