Education

The U.S. Department of Education will begin more rigorous screening of financial aid applicants, citing instances of fraud at California’s community colleges.

Trump is threatening to withhold funding from California over its policy toward transgender student athletes, but actually doing so could prove tricky for the president.

A cost-of-living increase meant to help community colleges adjust to a new funding formula is expiring, leaving some districts to cut positions and classes.

Highly publicized immigration raids have rattled the community and prompted lawmakers to push for more laws protecting immigrants.

To earn a teaching credential, students are required to complete a one-year program combining coursework and 600 hours of classroom experience. A new bill would provide money to pay them for that work.

San Diego's community college district finds itself directly in Trump's crosshairs: Its "pride centers" were the only items called out by name in the administration's plan to slash more than $10 billion of federal spending on education.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s announcement of the intent to revoke Chinese student visas could affect more than 50,000 at California universities and colleges — and prove particularly costly to UC and Cal State campuses already facing budget cuts.

A majority of California’s college students experience food insecurity. Some campuses are stepping up with innovative free meal programs.

At least 24 University of California and California State University campuses lost training grants that provided their students with annual stipends of approximately $12,000 or more.

Faced with increasing financial aid fraud, the board of California’s community colleges is considering ways to charge students an application fee and tighten its identity verification process. Students are pushing back.