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California colleges went big on online learning tools. Then the worst happened
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Esther Mejia and Kelly Merchant had a question Friday afternoon for their professors: Where were you?The UC Riverside public policy students were among the likely hundreds of thousands in California who lost access to the all-important academic software Canvas when it was brought […]
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According to The Almanac’s source item, California colleges went big on online learning tools. Then the worst happened, This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Esther Mejia and Kelly Merchant had a question Friday afternoon for their professors: Where were you?The UC Riverside public policy students were among the likely hundreds of thousands in California who lost access to the all-important academic software Canvas when it was brought […]
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- California colleges went big on online learning tools. Then the worst happenedThe Almanac - 2026-05-11T23:40:00+00:00
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