Category: College Planning Scholarships
State suspension rates remain high despite reforms
Credit: Alison Yin / EdSource Top Takeaways Systems-impacted students are suspended at rates higher than other groups. Students with disabilities […]
August 26, 2025
Pressure to overachieve in high school in Silicon Valley is a problem; here’s what has helped
An aerial view of Irvington High School in Fremont. Credit: Courtesy of Fremont Unified I just graduated from a relatively […]
August 25, 2025
California schools brace for fallout from U.S. Supreme Court decision on religious rights
Mawan Omar with his son, Hemza, outside San Francisco Unified’s Daniel Webster Elementary School, which Hemza attended last school year. […]
August 25, 2025
Manage Your College Schedule and Take Control of Your Life
Thank you for subscribing! Back-to-school season is in full swing, and for college students, it’s a time of new classes, […]
August 22, 2025
Landing my first internship was a lesson in perseverance
Career Center at CSU Los Angeles. Queena Duong When I started at Cal State Los Angeles four years ago as […]
August 22, 2025
California joins effort to cut chronic absenteeism in half by 2030
School officials worry that the Trump administration’s policies on immigration are contributing to chronic absenteeism because some parents might be […]
August 22, 2025
How I managed my academics and earned my independence in college
Rafael Rodriguez Andrade heads into the apartment he shares with his brother. Mark Pedraza I lived the college dream — […]
August 21, 2025
LAUSD’s Black Student Achievement Plan remains resilient amid complaint and opposition
Students attend a College Day as part of LAUSD’s Black Student Achievement Plan. Credit: Courtesy of Micheal Pile, LAUSD This […]
August 21, 2025
Ab 84 threatens personalized learning at CORE Butte
In the wake of the devastating Camp Fire, Park Fire and Dixie Fire and the compounding toll of the pandemic, […]
August 20, 2025