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Portrait of Ohio State President Michael V. Drake in front of Bricker Hall on The Ohio State University campus. Photo via Wikimedia Commons

Higher Education

UC system picks first Black president

by Mikhail Zinshteyn July 7, 2020July 7, 2020

Michael V. Drake, a former leader at Ohio State University and UC Irvine, will have fewer tools than past presidents to deal with the UC’s imminent fiscal woes.

Melina, 8, and her brother Adrian, 9, play minecraft before bed. Photo courtesy of Raul Torres

California schools’ response to pandemic varies widely

by Ricardo Cano April 10, 2020April 11, 2020

UC, SAT, University of California, Varsity Blues

Higher Education

If the University of California drops the SAT, what would take its place?

by Felicia Mello December 10, 2019December 16, 2019

An eighth-grade language arts and history class at Alpha: Blanca Alvarado Middle School, a charter school in San Jose’s Alum Rock neighborhood, in 2013. (Gary Reyes/Bay Area News Group)

Education, K-12 Education

New California School Dashboard paints a colorful picture—in which one in three school districts needs help

by Ricardo Cano December 6, 2018June 23, 2020

The California State Board of Education, which sets policy for California schools, is shown on July 11, 2018. | Photo by Robbie Short for CALmatters

Education, K-12 Education

California won’t judge schools on whether student test scores improve over time—not yet, anyway

by Laurel Rosenhall July 19, 2018June 23, 2020

Group of elementary school kids running at school, back view

Education, K-12 Education

Dozens of California districts with worst test scores excluded from extra state help

by Jessica Calefati January 18, 2018June 23, 2020