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October 14, 2018

New warnings about California students juggling college and jobs

Colleges are looking at ways to help students who work long hours at jobs. Studies show grades slip and graduation is at risk when students work more than 15 hours, but the students say they have few alternatives when financial aid is not enough.

Larry Gordon
October 3, 2018

California lieutenant governor candidates pledge to work to lower college costs

Eleni Kounalakis and Ed Hernandez want to use the lieutenant governor’s office to make college more affordable.

Nico Savidge
September 26, 2018

California lieutenant governor candidates would use office to push for college affordability

Whoever wins the lieutenant governor’s race between Ed Hernandez and Eleni Kounalakis will have a seat on the UC and CSU governing boards.

Nico Savidge
September 24, 2018

California ranks high in national study about black college students but criticism remains

The USC report weighed black students' enrollment and graduation rates, among other factors. California ranked third highest in the nation, although author said results are actually mediocre and should be not celebrated.

Larry Gordon
September 20, 2018

California’s next governor has opportunity to set a bold new higher education agenda

Smoothing pathway to, and through, college would help California be more competitive.

William G. Tierney
September 18, 2018

Low public tuition, robust aid keep California among states with low per-student college debt

Student debt levels in California were nearly flat compared to the year before, matching a national trend.

Nico Savidge
September 11, 2018

University of California campus reaches far afield for transfer students to meet state mandate

The state is pushing UC campuses to widen access to undergraduate degrees by increasing the number of transfer students. UC Riverside's efforts seem to be working, avoiding possible state financial sanctions.

Larry Gordon
August 15, 2018

Youth in California’s Central Valley are reclaiming region's activist roots

Youth activists are mobilizing students from Bakersfield to Stockton with hopes of making an impact in the age of Trump.

David Washburn
August 12, 2018

California student leaders focus on affordability

The voting student representatives on governing boards of UC, CSU and community colleges advocate for more housing and textbook aid.

Larry Gordon
August 8, 2018

Support builds to create longitudinal data system to track student progress in California

Educators and the public do not have data that "in my view greatly improve students' performance and their ultimate employment," said Sen. Steve Glazer (D – Orinda), chair of the select committee on student success in the Senate.

Mikhail Zinshteyn
July 18, 2018

University of California students cheer a $60 tuition drop

This will be the first UC tuition decline in nearly two decades.

Larry Gordon
July 5, 2018

Trump's new guidelines trigger debate on affirmative action, but California already bans it

California universities struggle with some minority enrollment levels.

Larry Gordon
June 28, 2018

California’s growing Latino college population brings attention and extra funds

Hispanic Serving colleges may be eligible for extra federal funds. But just as important, backers say, the Hispanic designation gives colleges a recruiting tool at a time when 51 percent of California high school graduates are Hispanic and their enrollments in higher education are increasing rapidly.

Larry Gordon
June 20, 2018

Getting free college tuition in California: a quick guide

Over 1 million students already attend California colleges and universities tuition-free. A new law could add more students.

Nico Savidge
June 13, 2018

California needs system to track students as they move from school to the workforce, report says

As the state Legislature and the governor allocate more spending on programs designed to improve student outcomes, access to good data is essential to monitoring the progress of those programs, the report said.

Mikhail Zinshteyn