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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.

California Student Journalism Corps 
June 27, 2022

California colleges are leaping onto the cannabis bandwagon

Colleges across California are adding courses dedicated to marijuana research, politics and policy.

Viviana Hinojos, Lauren Berny, Bella Arnold, Megan Tagami, Raya Torres, Erik Adams, Viviana Hinojos, Ramon Castaños, Mary McFadden, Nova Blanco-Rico
Student Health
June 24, 2022

With Roe v. Wade overturned, will California’s universities become safe havens for out-of-state students?

With abortion illegal or soon to be banned in 16 other states, California's public universities could become reproductive-health safe havens for out-of-state students.

Ashley A. Smith, Emma Gallegos, Betty Márquez Rosales, And Ashleigh Panoo
Los Angeles Unified
June 22, 2022

Strategic plan aims to prepare students for life beyond Los Angeles Unified

Superintendent Alberto Carvalho's plan, which aims to create a foundation for student success, will shape district priorities for the next four years.

Kate Sequeira
Commentary
June 22, 2022

Proposed mathematics pathways for California high school students raise equity concerns

California's new mathematics framework must increase access to advanced math but also ensure that all students have the preparation they need for college and careers in STEM fields.

Richard Ford
College & Careers
June 21, 2022

Campuses looking to offer housing for students and their children

Students in need of year-round, stable housing — rather than only during academic terms — face particular challenges when deciding which school to attend.

Betty Márquez Rosales
Commentary
June 20, 2022

I supported the push to reduce remedial classes in community colleges but this new bill goes too far

Reducing how many students were forced to take remedial classes in college was important, but a new bill, AB 1705, is too much, too soon and would harm students.

Josh Scott
California State University
June 17, 2022

Cal State Juneteenth symposium focuses on racial progress beyond campus diversity

Policy changes don't follow increased diversity, speakers agree at CSU's first biennial Juneteenth symposium.

Ashley A. Smith
Community Colleges
June 16, 2022

Eloy Oakley ends tenure as California Community College chancellor to take foundation post

Eloy Ortiz Oakley says he is “leaving the system in a really good place. We have the best budget we have ever had. Our team is really strong.”

Thomas Peele
Commentary
June 13, 2022

With pressures on teachers at a boiling point, California needs new pathways into the profession

For long-term and lasting solutions, we must attract more young people to enter the teaching profession and give them the training and support they need to succeed.

Sarah Lillis & Anne Stanton
Community Colleges
June 13, 2022

Dozens of California community colleges planning to offer remedial classes in violation of law, report says

The California Acceleration Project found that 47 colleges are planning to offer remedial math classes this fall. The group says AB 1705, newly proposed legislation is needed to address that trend.

Michael Burke
Commentary
June 7, 2022

We must reform Cal Grants to better support community college students

The current Cal Grant program creates artificial barriers for community college students to qualify for financial aid, which in turn affects both student access and success.

Marisa Perez and Byron D. Clift Breland
Commentary
June 7, 2022

We need a new model for higher ed and regional sustainability

Toward a new model of regional stability driven by higher education in California.

Marina Gorbis and Christopher Cabaldon
Commentary
June 6, 2022

Online courses can help community college students succeed

New state and federal funding must ensure that low-income households have broadband access and the means to pay for internet service.

Thomas Epstein
Commentary
May 31, 2022

Pathways to postsecondary and economic success: A golden opportunity for California students

Pathways prepare high school students for college and work by creating rich learning experiences that combine rigorous academics with career training and quicker routes to higher education.

Kyla Johnson-Trammell and Jill A. Baker
Race and Equity
May 31, 2022

New study reveals hidden facts on college for California Asian American and Pacific Islander students

Looking deep into data reveals that there are disparities among Asian American college students in California.

Ashley A. Smith