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College & Careers

College and career readiness is a primary goal of all the major reforms in place in California. But now more than ever, as the pandemic has closed campuses and pushed schools and colleges to adopt distance learning, what are the state’s high schools and colleges doing to prepare students for the challenges that lie ahead?

This section explores how California’s K-12 system prepares its students for college and how colleges are preparing their students for the world beyond.

University of California
May 31, 2023

UC Berkeley continues with People’s Park student housing development despite continued resistance

In the face of objections from some students and community members, UC Berkeley is forging ahead with plans to build housing at People's Park.

Cara Nixon
Commentary
May 30, 2023

Protect a golden opportunity for students and our future

The Golden State Pathways program promises to replace exactly what’s hurting us most right now, with exactly what can help us most for the future.

Anne Stanton, Linda Collins and Christopher J. Nellum
California State University
May 26, 2023

New report recommends Cal State plan for a tuition increase for fall 2024

Facing financial pressures, Cal State may consider a tuition increase. Since 2011, tuition at CSU has increased just once, by 5%, in 2017.

Ashley A. Smith
Career Preparation
May 25, 2023

El Cerrito High School students run their own radio shows as part of class

El Cerrito High School's radio class allows students to host their own radio shows, which they say allows their voices to be heard by a wider audience.

Ali Tadayon
A broken system of university transfer
May 23, 2023

California Community Colleges 'will have a difficult time' meeting transfer goals without big changes

Amid a decline in the number of students earning an associate degree for transfer, the system's interim chancellor said significant changes are needed if the colleges want to reach their goals for increasing transfer.

Michael Burke
College & Careers
May 22, 2023

Enroll every ninth grader in a college course, says incoming California Community Colleges chancellor

Right now, just 6% of California students take a college course through dual enrollment their first year of high school. The time is now, said incoming Community College Chancellor Sonya Christian, to make sure that all 436,192 of the state’s eighth graders will be automatically enrolled in a college course next fall.

Emma Gallegos
University of California
May 18, 2023

UC signals support for hiring of undocumented students; vote will follow six-month study

UC's board of regents took a step toward allowing undocumented students to work across the 10-campus system. With a legal challenge possible, regents launched a six-month study to consider legal strategies.

Michael Burke
Teacher Shortage
May 18, 2023

Proposed state budget could make becoming a teacher easier

The governor's revised budget could put a dent in California's ongoing teacher shortage by removing obstacles to earning a credential and providing more funds to train teachers for hard-to-fill positions.

Diana Lambert And Zaidee Stavely
A broken system of university transfer
May 17, 2023

Despite decades of calls to action, California community college students face roadblocks to transfer

The California dream of going to community college and transferring to a UC or CSU is broken, experts and researchers say. Few students transfer in two years. Most take six years with many more courses than needed. Others drop out.

Ashley A. Smith
A broken system of university transfer
May 17, 2023

Survey: Hurdles to transferring into California universities

Despite decades of legislation and calls to action to improve the transfer process, the transition from the state’s community colleges to its universities continues to be a difficult and complicated task for many. We want to hear from you. Transferred? Chose a different path? Tell us about your experiences by taking this survey and sharing it with others.

Ashley A. Smith
California Student Journalism Corps 
May 16, 2023

Campus food pantries expand to support students' basic needs

At many UC and CSU campuses, pantries are continuously expanding to meet the needs of food-insecure students.

By Arabel Meyer and Emma Robertson
College & Careers
May 12, 2023

Newsom’s budget keeps promised funding bumps for UC and CSU

California's public universities will get funding increases despite the state's revenue shortfall, but they are being asked to borrow money for housing projects.

Michael Burke And Ashley A. Smith
University of California
May 12, 2023

University of California’s undocumented students push for right to campus jobs

The University of California's board of regents next week will consider allowing undocumented students to work at UC, a move that challenges interpretations of a 1986 federal statute.

Michael Burke
Commentary
May 9, 2023

California’s community colleges are more than ready for affordable student housing

The state must invest to ensure community college students can have the same housing support that university students already receive.

Jose Fierro
Commentary
May 9, 2023

Building a culture of belonging is key to keeping diverse girls in STEM pipeline

It doesn’t work to expect Black and brown girls to simply “fit in” and mold to existing environments that weren’t designed for them — they need to feel seen and valued.

Nikole Collins-Puri