Delilah Brumer is a sophomore at Los Angeles Pierce College majoring in journalism and political science. She is a bilingual journalist with a passion for using data to report on education, government and inequality. Currently, she serves as the editor-in-chief of her college’s student-run weekly newspaper, the Roundup. She has previously interned at Southern California News Group and EdSource. Delilah found her love of journalism as a freshman at Daniel Pearl Magnet High School, where she eventually became the editor-in-chief of The Pearl Post.
California's ESL courses gained 30,000 students over the past six years. As the Trump administration revokes student visas and escalates immigration raids, that growth is at risk.
Dual enrollment courses are growing on high school and college campuses but access gaps linger, particularly for students in rural areas of California as well as for Black and Hispanic male students.
Las universidades de California están proporcionando recursos para apoyar a los estudiantes, pero no pueden impedir que las autoridades migratorias entren en espacios públicos. Algunos defensores afirman que se debe hacer más.
After the Trump administration threw out policies dating back to 2011 limiting immigration arrests at “sensitive locations,” California colleges and universities are providing resources to support students, but can’t stop immigration enforcement from entering public spaces. Some advocates say more must be done.
California’s estimated 100,000 undocumented college students are grappling with President Trump's plans of mass deportations. Dream centers on many campuses are stepping in to provide guidance and meet the skyrocketing demand for legal services from students.
Se estima que unos 100,000 estudiantes universitarios indocumentados de California están lidiando con los planes del presidente Trump de deportaciones masivas. Los Dream Centers de muchos campus están interviniendo para brindar orientación.
After the LA fires prompted several colleges and universities to close or move to remote operations last week, several are resuming from winter break this week with online instruction and resources for students, employees and surrounding communities.
Después de que los incendios de Los Ángeles provocaron que varias universidades y colegios cerraran o pasaran a operar de forma remota. Varias de ellas están reanudando sus actividades después de las vacaciones de invierno esta semana con instrucción y recursos en línea para estudiantes, empleados y comunidades cercanas.
California’s college students represent a wide array of ages, ethnicities, lived experiences and political beliefs. Eight voters who attend a California college shared their perspectives with CalMatters on the issues that matter to them as some vote in local, state and national elections for the first time.
The governor’s recent deal with Nvidia will boost AI education at community colleges and open the door to similar deals for public four-year universities in California. Meanwhile, computer science programs are adding AI concentrations and majors to prepare students for a range of "blue collar" and technical AI jobs.