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Calbright College
Podcast
October 4, 2019

Inked into law: an act defying the NCAA & new rules for charter schools

This week: We review Fair Pay to Play, California's law on behalf of college athletes, and Gov. Newsom's role in forging a charter school compromise.

EdSource staff
Adult Education
October 1, 2019

Hundreds sign up for the new Calbright College

Calbright, California's new online community college, enrolled hundreds of students on its first day. Its enrollment goal is 400.

Ashley A. Smith
Community Colleges
September 29, 2019

California’s new online community college to open after months of planning

California’s new online college opens to non-traditional students.

Ashley A. Smith
Adult Education
August 6, 2019

California’s new Calbright College faces questions weeks before opening

With eight weeks to go before the start of classes, Calbright College faces questions on whether it will be ready. Its new president says it plans to launch online and job training for 400 students.

Ashley A. Smith
Community Colleges
June 24, 2019

Calbright, California's newest community college, starts recruiting students

The name Calbright was chosen to provide "a sense of aspiration and place" for the school that combines online and workplace learning.

Larry Gordon
Podcast
June 7, 2019

Stunning defeat of parcel tax in L.A.; a bright idea to name California's newest college

This week: We explore reasons for the Los Angeles Unified's Measure EE defeat and talk with LASUD board member Nick Melvoin and David Tokofsky, a former board member and strategist for the district administrators' union; and we reveal the name of California's new online community college.

EdSource staff
Community Colleges
June 7, 2019

And the winner is: 'Calbright' will be the name for California's new community college

Since the new school is not only online, its name is changing. "Calbright College" seeks to evoke California and a better future.

Larry Gordon
Community Colleges
April 24, 2019

California’s newest college will blend online and face-to-face job training

Very different from traditional community colleges, it targets 8 million underemployed Californians and aims to be tuition-free.

Larry Gordon
Community Colleges
August 2, 2018

California’s online community college will break new ground in higher ed

There are plenty of online colleges but none are like what California is planning.

Nico Savidge
Community Colleges
December 8, 2017

Online-only California community college to target 'stranded workers'

Gov. Jerry Brown is pushing for California to establish a fully online community college to serve under-skilled workers.

Louis Freedberg