University of California

April 1, 2020

University of California suspends SAT/ACT requirements for 2021 applicants

UC's one-year pause in testing does not mean a permanent end to SAT/ACT for admissions. CSU may follow. Neither university will require letter grades for high school courses this spring.

March 27, 2020

Coronavirus crisis spurs high school seniors’ anxieties about college plans

The health crisis has high school seniors worried about college enrollment deadlines. Other concerns rise about grades and financial aid. Colleges promise some flexibility.

March 20, 2020

Some California college students find refuge on campus during a pandemic

Life may not be the same, but for some California college students staying on campus provides a refuge, especially for those with nowhere to go.

March 18, 2020

University of California retreats from tuition increase plan — at least for now

UC leaders said it would have been unseemly to approve a tuition hike during the coronavirus emergency. The proposal would have hiked tuition by $606, or 4.8 percent, for next fall's freshmen.

March 17, 2020

All four-year public universities in California have now moved classes online

Cal Maritime and UC Merced were the final holdouts in the CSU and UC systems but now say they will move most or all courses online.

March 17, 2020

Give us a tuition break, say California students forced into online university classes

Most colleges and universities will refund housing and dining plans but not tuition; they say online classes worth the costs.

March 14, 2020

List of California colleges and universities that have moved classes online

From San Diego to Humboldt, colleges throughout California are suspending in-person classes in response to the threat of coronavirus.

March 13, 2020

College faculty in California scramble to adapt as classes move to online instruction

Colleges and universities are cancelling in-person classes across the state.

March 10, 2020

UC to consider a new type of tuition hikes over next five years

Plan calls for $606, or 4.8 percent, tuition increase to $13,176 for next fall's freshmen. Aid will shield many students.

March 3, 2020

California school construction bond is losing

Prop. 13 — unrelated to the better known tax cutting initiative in 1978 — would have helped K-12 districts, community colleges, CSU and UC with the cost of construction projects.

March 3, 2020

California election 2020: Democratic presidential primary and Prop. 13 school construction bond

EdSource will post the presidential primary and Prop. 13 results, by county, using our automated tracker. Check back for results.

February 28, 2020

California schools prepare for coronavirus outbreak as threat grows

Across the state, school officials announced in emails and via social media that they were reviewing emergency operation plans and asked parents to take precautions similar to those taken during flu season.