Online Education (higher ed)

March 26, 2020

Schools must quickly find ways to offer remote learning

Schools and teachers must focus on creative, workable solutions to provide their students with education during school closures.

Ally Markovich

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.

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 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

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

College & Careers

July 28, 2019

California finds solution to save distance learners’ financial aid

California quickly creates a complaint process to save out-of-state online students' financial aid.

Ashley A. Smith

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

Career Preparation

October 9, 2018

Walmart backs courses for retail workers at California's new online community college

The money will go toward developing courses for workers to advance to supervisors in the retail and service industries.

Mikhail Zinshteyn

Community Colleges

August 6, 2018

Timeline for new California online college 'aggressive' but doable, says community college chancellor

The California Online College legally exists and is fully funded, but many details are not yet in place even as it is under a tight deadline to begin enrolling students by the final quarter of 2019.

Mikhail Zinshteyn

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

April 11, 2018

California's online college proposal ignites support among workers and opposition among some lawmakers

“This is a game changer for workers,” said Rebecca Miller, the political director of SEIU-United Healthcare Workers West, at a March legislative hearing about Brown’s proposal.