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Why five superintendents decided to walk away from their jobs

December 7, 2023

This year, California has had many school superintendents leave their jobs. Five former and current school district leaders talk about why their decisions.

Diana Lambert

Chico State professor hit with legal fees in failed libel case

November 2, 2023

After throwing out the libel suit in July, a judge has now ordered David Stachura to pay CSU's legal fees.

Thomas Peele

Adjuncts often find ladder leads to nowhere in California community colleges

February 17, 2022

Many take part-time teaching jobs hoping for a tenured professor post.

Thomas Peele

Health care benefits key battleground for California’s adjunct community college faculty

February 14, 2022

2022 may be the year of health benefits for part-time faculty at California's community colleges, where adjuncts teach about half of the courses and make up about two-thirds of the faculty. Gov. Newsom is proposing more funding that could give some of these instructors coverage for the first time.

Thomas Peele

The gig workers of California community colleges face worsening conditions

February 10, 2022

Gig by gig, adjunct faculty teach about half of the classes at California Community Colleges' 115 campuses. As the pandemic drives more students away, these critical part-timers fear losing their jobs.

Thomas Peele

California community college adjuncts are pushing to get paid for time-consuming pandemic switch to online

August 26, 2021

California community college adjuncts who helped the system switch to online classes during the pandemic are getting differing amounts of federal Covid aid for the extra work.

Thomas Peele

Covid relief for California community college students depends on the school they attend

August 25, 2021

Across California's community colleges, students are receiving varying amounts of emergency financial aid grants.

Michael Burke

How one California campus, the statewide leader in Covid aid, starts spending its millions

July 9, 2021

CSU Northridge benefits from the federal Covid relief formula which makes the campus eligible for $265 million, the most of any California college.

Larry Gordon

A breakdown of $69 billion in federal Covid relief to the nation's colleges and universities

July 8, 2021

EdSource has gathered newly available federal data, with tables, charts, and maps, which detail funding and spending across the country.

Justin Allen And Daniel J. Willis

Few strings for colleges on how to spend record federal Covid relief dollars

July 8, 2021

The once-in-a-lifetime pandemic drove Congress and two presidential administrations to approve $69 billion in Covid relief for higher education with the highest amount, more than $9.5 billion, for California colleges and universities.

Thomas Peele

California community colleges lose students to more expensive for-profit colleges

June 15, 2021

Community colleges face calls to do more as Black, Native American and Pacific Islander students enroll in for-profit colleges at alarming rates.

Thomas Peele

Police training at California public colleges gets a shakeup following George Floyd murder

May 11, 2021

California's community colleges and state university system are deeply involved in training and educating police officers and are making changes a year after George Floyd was murdered.

Thomas Peele

California's community colleges at critical crossroads as more students opt not to attend

April 12, 2021

Enrollment at California's community colleges has plummeted during the pandemic creating uncertainty for some colleges. Online classes, job loss and child care are among the reasons students have not enrolled.

Michael Burke And Daniel J. Willis

California lawmakers push agency to better protect students at for-profit colleges

March 17, 2021

At issue is the future of the Bureau of Private Postsecondary Education, which regulates for-profit colleges in California

Thomas Peele

California agency that oversees for-profit colleges to face critics

March 12, 2021

The agency that regulates California’s 1800 for-profit colleges needs reauthorization from the Legislature to keep operating. Lawmakers say they want it to do a better job protecting the 260,000 students at for-profit schools.

Thomas Peele
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