February 14, 2019

California’s new ‘free college’ law for community colleges covers more than tuition

California community college students are getting free tuition, laptops and textbooks as colleges spend $46 million in state “free tuition” funds.

Mikhail Zinshteyn

February 14, 2019

California's community colleges back new effort to cover college costs, including living expenses

The proposal continues efforts by the California Community Colleges to increase state support to cover student costs beyond tuition: housing, food, transportation and other expenses.

Mikhail Zinshteyn

February 7, 2019

CA Gov. Newsom's higher ed advisor to tackle access and financial aid issues

Lande Ajose said parents want to know if their children can get into college, afford it and “get out in a reasonable amount of time so they can start the rest of their lives and not be burdened by debt.”

Larry Gordon

February 6, 2019

Former Gates Foundation executive and entrepreneur to lead California's online community college

President and CEO named for California's new online community college

Mikhail Zinshteyn

February 5, 2019

Graduation rates and goals for California State University's 23 campuses

Yuxuan Xie

February 5, 2019

California State University graduation rates show uneven progress, some backsliding

Eleven campuses still graduated less than 20 percent of students who entered as freshmen four years ago.

Larry Gordon

January 30, 2019

California schools help unaccompanied immigrant students combat trauma, language barriers

Unaccompanied immigrant students face a daunting set of obstacles to finish high school. Many students have survived severe trauma in their home countries or missed years of school.

Zaidee Stavely

January 23, 2019

How one California community college allows students to skip remedial English

The move helps students earn the credits needed to transfer to a University of California or California State University campus.

Mikhail Zinshteyn

January 22, 2019

Cal State pledges to freeze tuition in response to governor's budget plan

CSU tuition will be frozen for a second year in a row at $5,742 annually for full time undergraduates who are California residents. Undergraduates taking six or fewer credits still would pay $3,330.

Larry Gordon

January 14, 2019

As California community colleges gear up to teach less remedial math, one college shows how it can be done

College of the Canyons has been a trailblazer for several years with its policy of placing more of its students in math classes that count for transfer instead of remedial courses.

Mikhail Zinshteyn

January 11, 2019

Just days into governorship, Newsom a master of complexities of California budget

After years in the shadows as lieutenant governor, Newsom is back in his element shaping and making policy, this time not for one city but for the most populous state in the nation.

Louis Freedberg

January 10, 2019

Newsom's higher education budget would boost aid, freeze tuition and repair campuses

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s overall $209 billion budget would increase the amount the state spends on the California State University system by $562 million.

Larry Gordon And Mikhail Zinshteyn

January 2, 2019

California higher education leaders have high hopes for Newsom's spending plans

Higher education experts expect Newsom to be more generous to academia than Gov. Brown. New funding and expansion of free community college tuition are anticipated.

Larry Gordon

December 16, 2018

California students, first in their families to attend college, mentor each other to succeed

The Level Up program matches low-income California freshmen with slightly older mentors at 29 colleges. The advice and friendship help keep students in school, organizers say.

Larry Gordon

December 12, 2018

Californians want tuition-free community college to be priority for Gov.-elect Gavin Newsom

Just over half of voters said free community college tuition should be a high or very high priority for new state funding, new poll finds.

Nico Savidge