Education Beat Podcast — How a school lunch lady sparked better trauma response for schools — Listen Now!
EXPLORE: Quick GuidesSmarter Balanced test scores for 2022

EdSource stories tagged with:

Calbright College
College & Careers
July 12, 2021

California Senate puts off discussion on whether to kill Calbright College

Calbright's board of trustees learns that the State Senate Education Committee will forgo a hearing on a bill to eliminate the college.

Ashley A. Smith
College & Careers
July 22, 2020

California’s online community college still has much to prove

Calbright College's new president sees a fresh path of innovation for online community college.

Ashley A. Smith
College & Careers
July 20, 2020

Calbright College board picks interim president for permanent job

Calbright College's board of trustees is poised to name the interim president to the post permanently. The move comes at a critical time for California's only online community college.

Ashley A. Smith
School Finance
June 26, 2020

California Legislature approves state budget; here are the highlights for education funding

Legislators spared K-12 schools and community colleges cuts, but will force them to borrow billions and rely on more stimulus aid from Congress.

EdSource staff
Community Colleges
June 23, 2020

Calbright College survives in new California state budget agreement

The state’s spending plan includes annual funding for California’s only online community college but a loss in a portion of its unspent state funds.

Ashley A. Smith
Adult Education
June 4, 2020

California Legislature pushes to close embattled Calbright College

Calbright College, California's new online community college, faces loss of state funds as the state legislature looks for ways to fund other education programs. Gov Newsom and the college's administration stand behind Calbright.

Ashley A. Smith
Community Colleges
May 19, 2020

New calls to eliminate the fully online Calbright College in budget crisis

The new college’s funding should go to other schools, legislators say. Defenders insist the school will help the newly unemployed retrain.

Larry Gordon
Commentary
April 24, 2020

Calbright funds would be better spent on health benefits for part-time community college faculty

Most part-time faculty do not have health benefits, though they make up 70% of community college faculty.

Debbie Klein
Commentary
April 24, 2020

Calbright College is needed now more than ever

Calbright College will provide essential training to help workers recover from the looming economic recession.

Ajita Menon 
Adult Education
February 27, 2020

California’s online community college to face state audit

Despite pleas to give the new online college more time, lawmakers approved an audit that will begin after July 1. A legislative leader said that should give the college enough time to prove its worth.

Ashley A. Smith
Community Colleges
February 14, 2020

California's community colleges chancellor defends new online college

The state’s first online community college has encountered difficulties, including opposition from faculty at other community colleges.

Diana Lambert
College & Careers
February 11, 2020

Calbright selects advisor to California's community college chancellor as interim chief

Despite continuing criticisms from community college faculty, Calbright takes on new interim president to lead the state's online only college.

Ashley A. Smith
Community Colleges
January 16, 2020

President of Calbright College who resigned will be paid through end of March

Heather Hiles suddenly resigned this week after less than one year on the job.

Ashley A. Smith
Adult Education
January 14, 2020

California faculty groups revive criticisms of Calbright College

Calbright College's president will leave on March 31, leaving critics to revive questions about whether online college is needed.

Ashley A. Smith
Adult Education
January 13, 2020

President of California's online community college to step down

California's newest community college, aimed at helping "stranded workers" get needed job skills, enrolled its first students in October but now is seeing the departure of its president.

Ashley A. Smith