California State University

April 1, 2020

Eight California State University campuses extend freshman enrollment deadlines to June 1

Accepted applicants are given an extra month, until June 1, to make deposits. Other CSU campuses may follow. UC is sticking with a May 1 deadline.

Larry Gordon

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.

Larry Gordon

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.

Michael Burke

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.

Larry Gordon

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.

Michael Burke

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.

Ashley A. Smith

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.

John Fensterwald

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.

EdSource staff

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.

Patrick Hoge

February 24, 2020

Cal State Long Beach shows biggest graduation rate gains of all 23 CSU campuses

As all 23 California State University campuses are under pressure to improve their graduation rates, Cal State Long Beach has shown the biggest gains in getting students who entered as freshmen to finish within four years.

Larry Gordon

February 21, 2020

California community college students would receive more financial aid under a new state proposal

More than 300,000 additional community college students would be eligible for Cal Grants covering non-tuition costs under a new proposal.

Michael Burke

February 3, 2020

Colleges enlist anti-dropout agents: Mom and Dad

Colleges offer programs for parents who want to help their children graduate on time.

Larry Gordon

January 29, 2020

CSU trustees delay decision to require extra high school class for admission

An independent group will be commissioned to study CSU's proposal to require a fourth year of high school math in freshman admissions.

Michael Burke

January 21, 2020

CSU trustees delay formal vote on requiring extra high school class

CSU still plans to require four years of high school math for freshman admissions, effective in 2027, but will delay formal vote to 2022.

Michael Burke

January 17, 2020

Leaders selected in California’s unprecedented searches will help shape future of higher education

The efforts to replace UC’s president Janet Napolitano and CSU chancellor Timothy P. White by summer have raised worries about competition between the two systems for academic talent.

Larry Gordon