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Groups that advocate for equity in higher education are speaking out in favor of a bill in the California Legislature to make sure college financial aid offers take into account the extra costs faced by students who have children. It’s estimated that student parents have to spend an extra $7,500 a...
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Lynn La CalMatters Algunos proyectos de ley ante la Legislatura de California no provienen de apasionados defensores de políticas ni de poderosos grupos de interés. A veces, la inspiración surge de un viaje familiar en coche. Mientras hacía campaña hace dos años, la hija de la asambleísta Pilar Schiavo,...
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Lynn La CalMatters Some bills before California’s Legislature don’t come from passionate policy advocates, or from powerful interest groups. Sometimes, the inspiration comes from a family car ride. While campaigning two years ago, Assemblymember Pilar Schiavo’s daughter, then nine, asked from the backseat what her mother could do if she...
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Separar a los estudiantes de secundaria de sus teléfonos celulares podría verse como una tarea desalentadora, pero una escuela de California dijo que hacer que los estudiantes los guarden durante el día escolar ha producido algunos resultados sorprendentes. Los administradores de High Tech High en San Diego dijeron que...
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Separating high school students from their cellphones might be seen as a daunting task but one California school said having students stash them during the school day has brought some surprising results. Administrators at High Tech High in San Diego said fostering a phone-free school environment led to positive change. Starting...
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Carolyn Jones CalMatters Dasan Lynch, a junior at San Pasqual Valley High, clearly envisions his future: He wants to go to college, play sports and pursue a career in law enforcement, like his great-grandfather. That’ll be the easy part. The hard part will be saying goodbye. “It’ll be like...
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Mas de seis millones de californianos abandonaron la universidad antes de obtener un título, y un nuevo informe presenta un plan para traerlos de regreso al campus. Investigadores de la organización sin fines de lucro California Competes en Oakland entrevistaron a más de 50 estudiantes a los que llaman “regresantes” para...
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More than 6 million Californians stopped out of college before getting a degree and a new report has laid out a plan to bring them back on campus. Researchers from the nonprofit California Competes in Oakland interviewed more than 50 students they call “comebackers” for the report, entitled “From Setback to...
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California State Library / Pacific Library Partnership SAN MATEO, Calif. – Ahora todos los estudiantes de California en los grados K-12 tienen acceso a tutoría virtual gratuita y ayuda con las tareas gracias a las bibliotecas públicas de California a través del programa HelpNow, el cual es administrado por...
Groups that advocate for equity in higher education are speaking out in favor of a bill in the California Legislature to make sure college financial aid offers take into account the extra costs faced by students who have children. It’s estimated that student parents have to spend an extra $7,500 a...
Lynn La CalMatters Algunos proyectos de ley ante la Legislatura de California no provienen de apasionados defensores de políticas ni de poderosos grupos de interés. A veces, la inspiración surge de un viaje familiar en coche. Mientras hacía campaña hace dos años, la hija de la asambleísta Pilar Schiavo,...
Separar a los estudiantes de secundaria de sus teléfonos celulares podría verse como una tarea desalentadora, pero una escuela de California dijo que hacer que los estudiantes los guarden durante el día escolar ha producido algunos resultados sorprendentes. Los administradores de High Tech High en San Diego dijeron que...
Separating high school students from their cellphones might be seen as a daunting task but one California school said having students stash them during the school day has brought some surprising results. Administrators at High Tech High in San Diego said fostering a phone-free school environment led to positive change. Starting...
Carolyn Jones CalMatters Dasan Lynch, a junior at San Pasqual Valley High, clearly envisions his future: He wants to go to college, play sports and pursue a career in law enforcement, like his great-grandfather. That’ll be the easy part. The hard part will be saying goodbye. “It’ll be like...
Mas de seis millones de californianos abandonaron la universidad antes de obtener un título, y un nuevo informe presenta un plan para traerlos de regreso al campus. Investigadores de la organización sin fines de lucro California Competes en Oakland entrevistaron a más de 50 estudiantes a los que llaman “regresantes” para...
More than 6 million Californians stopped out of college before getting a degree and a new report has laid out a plan to bring them back on campus. Researchers from the nonprofit California Competes in Oakland interviewed more than 50 students they call “comebackers” for the report, entitled “From Setback to...
California State Library / Pacific Library Partnership SAN MATEO, Calif. – Ahora todos los estudiantes de California en los grados K-12 tienen acceso a tutoría virtual gratuita y ayuda con las tareas gracias a las bibliotecas públicas de California a través del programa HelpNow, el cual es administrado por...