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California Colleges Are Going Online. How Ready Are They?
California is about to embark on an enormous, unplanned experiment in remote learning — and no one knows how long it will last.
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Follow Her Lead: Nicole Montna Van Vleck
As the country celebrates the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, we profile 19 leaders in the Capital Region
When Nicole Montna Van Vleck, president and CEO of Montna Farms, left the family farm to go to college and start her career, she didn’t think that she’d return.
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California’s Prop. 13 School Bond Is Officially Defeated
California voters have rejected Proposition 13, the only statewide measure on the March 3 ballot, making it the first failed state school bond proposal in more than two decades.
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Follow Her Lead: Celia Esposito-Noy
As the country celebrates the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, we profile 19 leaders in the Capital Region
Celia Esposito-Noy, superintendent and president of Solano Community College, sees higher education institutions as responsible for serving much more than just their students.
![Maria Garcia, at home in Antioch, works her way through a Calbright cyber security course. Her goal is to get a certificate from the first-of-its-kind addition to the community college system, she says, but recent setbacks at Calbright have made her wonder whether its future is secure. (Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters)](https://www.comstocksmag.com/sites/main/files/imagecache/tile/main-images/online_college_photo_1_1.jpg?1580420771)
California’s Online Community College Confronts Offline Woes
California’s first-in-the-nation online community college now has 450 students — with no full-time faculty, no CEO and no political champion. What will Calbright’s future be?
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Shouldering the Burden
Progressive-minded farmers in the Capital Region undertake steps to battle and adapt to climate change
A growing movement of farmers is focused on agricultural practices that can mitigate or adapt to an uncertain future brought by climate change.
Part of this month’s Innovation issue
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Five Things Schools Can Do to Help Students Spot Fake News
News literacy involves understanding how news filters into the public domain.
When it comes to news literacy, schools often emphasize fact-checking and hoax-spotting. But they must go deeper with how they teach the subject if they want to help students thrive in a democracy.
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New State Law Pushes NCAA Into Action Over College Athlete Pay
The move is a dramatic shift for the college sports economy
As California’s new student-athlete compensation law continues to spark a nationwide movement, the NCAA Tuesday agreed to allow college players to sign paid endorsement deals, but left itself room to define the terms of those agreements.
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Reaching out to treat autism worldwide
UC Davis MIND Institute Sponsored by AKT Investments
The UC Davis MIND Institute is a comprehensive, interdisciplinary center for individuals with neurodevelopmental disorders. With cutting-edge research, innovative clinical programs and state-of-the-art treatment, this unique center draws worldwide recognition.
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More Sleep, Less Lunch Stress: The New Laws Affecting California’s Children
Gov. Gavin Newsom, a father of four, promised he’d put kids front and center in his first-year agenda. Here’s how they fared.