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.
Bay Area California schools, community colleges to face slight drop in funding, first in a decade By John Fensterwald | EdSource | January 10, 2023 Schools fare better than other areas, including climate change, transportation, and housing.
activism Telegraph for People: Activist group’s effort to ban cars on Berkeley street gains traction By Nadia Lathan | Bay City News Foundation | January 10, 2023 Student-led group says car-free streets build community.
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 Cal State teaching assistants and other student employees could follow UC to a strike By Ashley A. Smith | EdSource | January 5, 2023 Struggling with living expenses, 11,000 CSU student academic workers prepare to bargain for better pay and working conditions.