California finally to move ahead with ‘cradle to career’ data system
Courtesy of edsource.org | John Fensterwald With $10 million in funding, an ambitious timeline and a champion in Gov. Gavin Newsom behind it, the Legislature this week passed legislation for a statewide education data system that will follow children from infancy through the workplace. The marching order for what Newsom is calling a Cradle to Career Data System is included …
Proposed Changes to Admission Requirements
Courtesy of The California State University The CSU is investigating a proposal to add one year of quantitative reasoning coursework to the “a-g” subject admission requirements, raising the requirements from 15 years of comprehensive college preparatory coursework to 16 years for the entering first-time freshman class of 2026. To satisfy the requirement, students would have many options, including: – an …
Why Don’t Students Apply for Financial Aid?
Courtesy of edweek.org | Catherine Gewertz One quarter of high school students don’t fill out the federal form they need to get financial aid, according to a new study. And the biggest reason they don’t is that many think their families can afford college without that support. The new report, released this week by the National Center for Education Statistics, …