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Mikhail Zinshteyn

Author Archives: Mikhail Zinshteyn

Mikhail Zinshteyn has been a higher education reporter since 2015. As a freelancer, he contributed to The Atlantic, The Hechinger Report, Inside Higher Ed and The 74. Previously, he was a reporter at EdSource and before that a program manager at the Education Writers Association. Mikhail was born in the Soviet Union and has a master's degree in comparative politics from the London School of Economics. He is based in Los Angeles. Pell grants and work-study helped pay for his undergraduate degree at Union College.

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Isabel Lopez, a third year student at Chico State studying agriculture science and education, has yet to receive her $800 student stimulus payment even though it appears on her financial aid documents. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters
Posted inHigher Education

Did you get federal relief money from December? Depends which college you go to

Mikhail Zinshteyn by Mikhail Zinshteyn April 5, 2021April 5, 2021

While some California colleges and universities began distributing emergency aid to students in February, others are only now pushing out the funds — largely because the federal government only recently gave them access to the relief.

San Francisco native Veronica Garcia sits for a portrait at Bernal Heights park on Feb. 18, 2021. Garcia says when she entered San Francisco City College in 2008 she was required to take remedial classes which caused her to take more than four years before she was able to transfer to a four-year university. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters
Posted inEducation

Tens of thousands of community college students still taking unnecessary remedial classes

Mikhail Zinshteyn by Mikhail Zinshteyn February 19, 2021February 19, 2021
Los estudiantes de la Universidad Estatal de California pueden esperar al menos una cosa el próximo año escolar: el canciller Joseph Castro dice que no hay aumentos en la matrícula. Foto de Anne Wernikoff para CalMatters
Posted inCalMatters en Español

CSU promete mantener la matrícula plana para el año escolar 2021

Mikhail Zinshteyn by Mikhail Zinshteyn January 27, 2021January 28, 2021
Posted inEducation

CSU promises to keep tuition flat for 2021 school year

Mikhail Zinshteyn by Mikhail Zinshteyn January 26, 2021January 28, 2021
Posted inEducation

Newsom calls textbooks “racket,” proposes money to create free ones

Mikhail Zinshteyn by Mikhail Zinshteyn January 13, 2021January 13, 2021
Posted inEducation

Biden’s debt forgiveness plan would help millions of California students

Mikhail Zinshteyn by Mikhail Zinshteyn January 12, 2021January 12, 2021
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Posted inCalMatters en Español

El plan de condonación de deuda de Biden ayudaría a millones de estudiantes de California

Mikhail Zinshteyn by Mikhail Zinshteyn January 12, 2021January 12, 2021
First grade teacher Mary Samis gives students instructions on the first day of in-person classes at Arroyo Vista Elementary School in Rancho Santa Margarita on September 29, 2020. Arroyo Vista is offering both full day in-person classes and half-day hybrid instruction. Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG
Posted inEducation

Newsom announces $450-per-student incentive to reopen schools

Ana B. IbarraMikhail Zinshteyn by Ana B. Ibarra and Mikhail Zinshteyn December 30, 2020December 30, 2020
Students walk near Meiklejohn Hall at California State University East Bay. Al Cal State campuses will begin requiring and ethnic studies course for graduation under a new law. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters
Posted inHigher Education

New law in 1 minute: Cal State requiring ethnic studies class

Mikhail Zinshteyn by Nick Roberts and Mikhail Zinshteyn December 30, 2020December 31, 2020
La maestra de primer grado Mary Samis dio instrucciones a los estudiantes el primer día de clases presenciales en la escuela primaria Arroyo Vista en Rancho Santa Margarita el 29 de septiembre de 2020. Foto de Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register / SCNG
Posted inCalMatters en Español

Newsom anuncia un incentivo de $450 por estudiante para reabrir escuelas

Ana B. IbarraMikhail Zinshteyn by Ana B. Ibarra and Mikhail Zinshteyn December 30, 2020December 30, 2020

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