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The University of California Office of the President offices in downtown Oakland on May 19, 2022. Photo by Martin do Nascimento, CalMatters

Higher Education

UC system takes another step toward keeping students debt-free

by Mikhail Zinshteyn May 20, 2022May 20, 2022

By officially prioritizing part-time work as a way for students to pay for college, the University of California moved closer to its goal of students avoiding burdensome loans by 2030.

The pandemic taught Omar Zintan Mwinila-Yuori, a senior at Pomona College in Claremont, the value of friendships.

California’s new grads share lessons learned from college in a pandemic

by Carolyn Kuimelis, Elina Lingappa, Itzel Luna, Emily Margaretten and Omar Rashad May 19, 2022May 20, 2022

Nursing student Esther Ugwuezumba poses on El Camino City College campus in Torrance on May 15, 2022. Ugwuezumba's application for AB 540 was denied and is now required to pay out-of-state tuition costs. Photo by Benjamin Hanson for CalMatters

In California for years, but still can’t qualify for in-state tuition

by Zaeem Shaikh May 18, 2022May 18, 2022

The location of a proposed UC Santa Cruz student housing project. Photo by Ryan Loyola for CalMatters

Students lobby for bill to ease university housing crunch — but would it work?

by Ryan Loyola May 13, 2022May 13, 2022

Patricia Wallinga, a substitute teacher in San Francisco, is photographed at AP Gianni Middle School on April 22, 2022. Photo by Martin do Nascimento, CalMatters

Substitute teacher shortage hits California’s low-income students harder

by Joe Hong May 12, 2022May 12, 2022

MW Kaplan on campus at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo on April 25, 2022. Photo by Shae Ashamalla for CalMatters

‘If I get something from you I could die’: Some immunocompromised Cal State students worry as COVID safeguards loosen

by Julian Mendoza May 6, 2022May 6, 2022

Students walk through campus at Sacramento City College on Feb. 23, 2022. Photo by Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMatters

Higher Education

This proposal could solve health insurance problem for part-time community college faculty

by Mikhail Zinshteyn May 2, 2022May 2, 2022

Students in an AP English Literature + Composition class at Nevada Union High School in Grass Valley on March 1, 2022. Photo by Salgu Wissmath for CalMatters

Some California school districts that grew during the pandemic feel shortchanged

by Joe Hong May 2, 2022May 2, 2022

Jesse Driskill is photographed outside his home in San Francisco on Apr. 7, 2022. Driskill left City College of San Francisco and is now attending a for-profit coding academy. Photo by Martin do Nascimento, CalMatters

Who’s missing from California’s community colleges?

by Emma Hall, Emily Forschen, Emily Margaretten and Oden Taylor April 29, 2022May 3, 2022

Students listen to their teacher during their first day of transitional kindergarten at Tustin Ranch Elementary School on Aug. 12, 2021. Paul Bersebach/The Orange County Register via AP

Some California school districts launch transitional kindergarten without state help

by Elizabeth Aguilera April 20, 2022April 20, 2022