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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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Corte Suprema prohíbe que Trump acabe con DACA — lo que significa para los “soñadores” de California

Mikhail Zinshteyn by Mikhail Zinshteyn June 18, 2020June 25, 2020

El fallo de la Corte Suprema, en un caso iniciado por California, significa que casi 200,000 californianos indocumentados pueden conservar las protecciones legales que les permiten trabajar y evitar la deportación.

DACA recipient Flor Martinez attends a rally following President Trump's rescinding of the program in 2017. Today the U.S. Supreme Court ruled he could not halt the program, affects nearly 200,000 California 'Dreamers.' Photo by Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group

Supreme Court bars Trump from ending DACA — what it means for California ‘Dreamers’

Mikhail Zinshteyn by Mikhail Zinshteyn June 18, 2020July 1, 2020
U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos speaks at CPAC in National Harbor, Maryland in 2018. Photo by Gage Skidmore via Flickr

California community colleges win suit on behalf of undocumented students

Mikhail Zinshteyn by Mikhail Zinshteyn June 17, 2020June 17, 2020
A patrol car closes off Valencia Street in San Francisco after a group of protesters gathered in front of the Mission Police Station on May 30, 2020, the second day of Bay Area unrest over the George Floyd killing in Minneapolis. Later in the year, lawmakers approved two new laws that aim to improve policing. Photo by Karl Mondon, Bay Area News Group

Community college chief wants police training changes

Mikhail Zinshteyn by Mikhail Zinshteyn June 3, 2020June 10, 2020

How lottery money for disks and video tapes could help California’s community colleges

Mikhail Zinshteyn by Mikhail Zinshteyn May 27, 2020May 27, 2020
Students wearing surgical masks walk through Sproul Plaza, normally bustling with student organization tables, on March 12, 2020. UC Berkeley suspended most in-person classes in March due to Coronavirus concerns. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Coronavirus testing would cost the UC $24 million per week

Mikhail Zinshteyn by Mikhail Zinshteyn May 22, 2020May 22, 2020
SAT study guides at Barnes and Noble bookstore in Emeryville. The UC system is considering scrapping SAT requirements for admission. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

UCs ditch the SAT and ACT — set out to make a “fairer” standardized test

Mikhail Zinshteyn by Mikhail Zinshteyn May 21, 2020September 22, 2020
Regent Eloy Ortiz Oakley listens to public comment during the open session of the UC Regents meeting on January 23, 2020 at the UCSF Mission Bay Conference Center

California community college chancellor endorses going online-only this fall

Mikhail Zinshteyn by Mikhail Zinshteyn May 18, 2020May 18, 2020
As the coronavirus has blown a hole in the state budget, California campuses such as California State University East Bay campus face budget cuts. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Coronavirus set to chop $2 billion from California higher ed — but financial aid survives

Mikhail Zinshteyn by Mikhail Zinshteyn May 15, 2020May 16, 2020
A student walks back to her car after picking up eggs, milk, produce and dried goods from the weekly drive-thru food pantry at Santa Monica College. Photo by Mikhail Zinshteyn for CalMatters

How California community college foundations are trying to help students

Mikhail Zinshteyn by Mikhail Zinshteyn May 7, 2020May 7, 2020

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