Education Lawmakers want to strip $400 million from new college-and-career program for public schools By Mikhail Zinshteyn | June 9, 2023 California created the $500 million program last year to help prepare students for careers.
Education New report says Cal State has $1.5 billion funding gap, suggests tuition hikes By Mikhail Zinshteyn | CalMatters | May 25, 2023 All told, CSU’s revenues account for only 86% of the system’s overall costs.
Education Newsom changes course, now wants more student housing money sooner By Mikhail Zinshteyn | May 23, 2023 Universities would have to borrow the money through bonds, and the state would pay the annual interest, making the cost 1.4 times greater than if the state supplied the money upfront.
Education ‘Super disappointed’: Lawmakers want UC to enroll more Californians sooner By Mikhail Zinshteyn | CalMatters | March 30, 2023 Lawmakers who gave the UC and Cal State systems more money to boost in-state student numbers are frustrated that enrollment is down.
Education California’s promise to build more student housing hits setbacks By Mikhail Zinshteyn | CalMatters | March 15, 2023 Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to delay funds for dorms because of the state’s budget deficit.
Education UC intends to dock pay of workers who went on strike By Mikhail Zinshteyn | CalMatters | January 27, 2023 The move to claw back wages paid to workers who went on strike in late 2022 affects 48,000 workers.
Education College enrollment decline leads to funding changes for underperforming Cal State schools By Mikhail Zinshteyn | CalMatters | January 26, 2023 A new plan will take money from campuses missing enrollment targets and give it to schools exceeding their targets.
Education Housing problem persists for graduate students at University of California By Mikhail Zinshteyn | CalMatters | January 17, 2023 Of the roughly 113,000 beds occupied by students, just around 17,500 are for graduate students.
Bay Area Six takeaways for Californians after the UC graduate student worker strike By Mikhail Zinshteyn | CalMatters | January 6, 2023 Many student workers are still dissatisfied and their new contracts relatively short, so tough negotiations may resume again.
Bay Area As UC strike enters second month, grad workers risk arrest pushing for raises By Mikhail Zinshteyn | CalMatters | December 15, 2022 Student workers view civil disobedience as a way to escalate their work stoppage.