California Study of LAUSD confirms benefits of four years of math By John Fensterwald | EdSource | February 7, 2023 High school seniors who took math were significantly more likely to enroll in a four-year college and return the following year.
Bay Area ‘It’s a big removal of a barrier’: What housing at California’s community colleges looks like By Andrea Madison and Katherine Bent | CalMatters | February 2, 2023 State rolls out $500 million in grants to build or expand dorms and apartments on a dozen community college campuses.
Bay Area New study reveals global scope of pandemic learning loss By Ashleigh Panoo | EdSource | January 31, 2023 Delays were worse in math than in reading, and students of lower socioeconomic status likely faced more hurdles to learning environments.
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.
Bay Area The SAT and ACT are less important than you might think By Mary L. Churchill | Boston University | January 27, 2023 The proportion of colleges with test-optional policies has more than doubled since the spring of 2020.
Bay Area Cal State officials approve much-needed affordable housing plans for students By Ashley A. Smith | EdSource | January 27, 2023 Lack of affordable student housing is connected to lower enrollment numbers.
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.
California Peralta Community College District sued by student journalists over records By Thomas Peele | EdSource | January 20, 2023 The lawsuit alleges repeated Public Records Act violations.
Cal University of California planning to expand outreach at 65 California community colleges By Michael Burke | EdSource | January 20, 2023 The 65 community colleges range across all regions of the state and include six in the Bay Area.
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.