While California is accustomed to earthquakes and has prepared for the Big One for decades, the state was caught off guard by the pandemic quake that shook our state in March 2020. Though the government’s response was swift and well-funded, one of the state’s most vital institutions — community colleges — are still recovering. Enrollment in California’s two-year colleges fell by more than 300,000. <span class="read-more"><a href="https://edsource.org/2022/online-courses-can-help-community-college-students-succeed/673485">read more</a></span>
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed AB 27 into law recently after researchers estimated the number of homeless students in California has increased during the pandemic.