Bay Area Effort to get California dropouts to finish degrees yields promising results, study says By Vani Sanganeria | EdSource | June 4, 2026 Nearly 6 million Californians have college credit without degrees.
California California State University renews controversial system-wide contract with OpenAI By Kate Rix | EdSource | May 22, 2026 The move has sparked debate about the cost of the agreement and the quality of ChatGPT's educational product.
Technology How San José State leaped to No. 2 in national computer science ranking By Kate Rix | EdSource | May 20, 2026 SJSU's computer engineering and software engineering programs now surpass top-tier schools such as CalTech, UC Berkeley, and Stanford.
Bay Area Trump administration suspends research grants to UC Berkeley By EdSource Staff | May 11, 2026 At least 18 research grants were suspended in April.
Education California colleges went big on online learning tools. Then the worst happened By Colin Lecher and Mikhail Zinshteyn | CalMatters | May 11, 2026 A massive hack of education platform Canvas hit California especially hard. What happens next?
Bay Area University of California, Cal State systems restrict Canvas access after hack By Kate Rix | EdSource | May 8, 2026 Hackers claimed to have stolen more than 3.65 terabytes of student data.
Cal UC Berkeley hit by hackers; massive computer system down at Cal State By Kate Rix | EdSource | May 8, 2026 News sources reported the ShinyHunters hackers also sent ransom notes to other schools around the country.
Bay Area New Sonoma State president brings experience leading universities through turmoil By Kate Rix | EdSource | May 4, 2026 Michael Spagna is the university's fifth president in five years.
Education Voters to decide fate of $8M annual parcel tax for Peralta Community College District By Kiley Russell | Bay City News | April 28, 2026 Funds raised through Measure A are earmarked for academic classes, student services, and job training.
Education Why getting more California students into top UCs carries a big cost to taxpayers By Mikhail Zinshteyn | CalMatters | April 21, 2026 The state has covered the loss of revenue from a reduction in non-resident students, who pay three times what in-state students pay.