California California wants every high school senior to apply for student financial aid By Haydee Barahona and Li Khan | CalMatters | November 7, 2023 Will a federal delay overhauling the application process slow efforts?
Education How college admissions are changing after the end of affirmative action By Carolyn Jones and Mikhail Zinshteyn | CalMatters | November 3, 2023 Some colleges are boosting their student outreach to build diversity.
Bay Area Tuition-free access expanding across California community college campuses By Joshua Picazo | EdSource | November 3, 2023 All 116 California community college campuses now offer some form of tuition-free education.
Bay Area Cal State faculty set to strike if demands not met By Lynn La | CalMatters | October 31, 2023 The California Faculty Association has never gone on strike systemwide, although it came close in 2016.
Education The need for student services at community colleges has changed dramatically since the 1960s. Has state law kept up? By Adam Echelman | CalMatters | October 31, 2023 Administrators say they are stifled by a decades-old law that requires community colleges to spend at least half their general fund on instructors.
College California universities evacuate students from Israel, citing war risk By Larry Gordon | EdSource | October 30, 2023 UC and CSU uncertain about spring semester programs in Jerusalem and Haifa.
California Cal State graduation rates remain flat for second consecutive year By Ashley A. Smith | EdSource | October 23, 2023 Equity gaps in graduation persist for Black and low-income students.
California Credentialing commission could change the way California tests teachers By Diana Lambert | EdSource | October 17, 2023 A $25.6 million contract with Pearson is expiring, providing an opportunity to rethink how the state's teachers are tested.
Arts & Entertainment On the heels of Proposition 28, California colleges pave new pathways for arts teachers By Karen D'Souza | EdSource | October 13, 2023 Many colleges are hustling to create new teacher pipelines to feed the growing need for the next generation of arts educators in California schools.
Education College application season is here. So is the struggle to find out if AI wrote students’ essays By Carolyn Jones and Mikhail Zinshteyn | CalMatters | October 12, 2023 With the growing use of AI, campus officials are trying to set clear guidelines for college application essays.