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Getting into a UC or Cal State requires these classes. Almost half of students don’t take them

Students who take these courses are more likely to go to college straight after high school. A high school in Compton is a state leader.

经过 米哈伊尔·津施坦 和 卡罗琳·琼斯 • 3 月 27, 2026

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Does lobbying at the Capitol work? These UC students say yes, and they’ve got receipts

Over 250 college students spent a day lobbying at the California Capitol recently, holding over 100 meetings with state leaders and their staff. The students are backing several bills aimed at increasing basic needs support, including one to streamline CalFresh applications and another to reform the process for building student housing. They also are leading the push to add more student voting power to the UC Board of Regents.

经过 Khadeejah Khan • 3 月 24, 2026

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This new California law will offer college students rehab before discipline for overdosing

College students who seek help for substance use after an overdose face disciplinary action by their campus. A new California law, written in part by students themselves, will require public universities to offer rehabilitation services to students rather than discipline.

经过 Alina Ta • 3 月 19, 2026

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Once given out at USC, this banned, opioid-like product is still cropping up in California

A drinkable product called Feel Free was once marketed to USC students as a wellness tonic. It contains an addictive, opioid-like ingredient called kratom leaf, now banned for sale by the California Department of Public Health but still available in many stores. A new bill in the Legislature would make the ban permanent in California.

经过 Phoebe Huss • 3 月 17, 2026

高等教育

Lawmakers tried to kill California’s online community college. Now it’s growing rapidly

Calbright College, the state’s free online community college, is growing rapidly, despite concerns about its effectiveness. Gov. Gavin Newsom proposes tripling its annual budget.

经过 亚当·埃克尔曼 • 3 月 16, 2026

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Free speech or conspiracy? Courts limit protesters’ First Amendment rights

Prosecutors are charging protesters with conspiracy, seeking to limit opposition to government policies. More courts are allowing it.

By Bobbie Stein • 3 月 6, 2026

高等教育

How one Cal State campus is trying to break out of a doom loop of declining enrollment

Several Cal State campuses are caught in a spiral of declining enrollment, threatening their budgets and programs. One in LA is focused on retention and re-enrolling students who dropped out.

经过 米哈伊尔·津施坦 • 3 月 4, 2026

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1 in 10 Cal State students face homelessness. This emergency housing program helps

California spent $31 million last year helping students facing homelessness with emergency housing and other services through Rapid Rehousing. The program operates at most public universities and about a quarter of community colleges, helping thousands of students who are either homeless or housing insecure, such as one student who was sleeping in a garage.

经过 Khadeejah Khan • 2 月 24, 2026

教育

Modern parenting means apps for sports, school and more. Where is the data going?

California is a national leader in data privacy. Yet state law has gaps that allow companies to collect and sell students’ data.

经过 亚当·埃克尔曼 • 2 月 20, 2026

教育

Overtime pay and night vision binoculars: UC San Diego is among agencies helping patrol border

Local police forces get money every year from the Department of Homeland Security to assist with border patrol operations. This includes the UC San Diego Police Department, which helps monitor for smuggling along the coastline.

经过 Phoebe Huss • 2 月 10, 2026