Education

The Cal Grant fully covers tuition at the University of California and California State University, and legislators planned to offer it to an additional 137,000 students.

Supporters of a California trans youth ballot measure wanted to change the name assigned by the attorney general, but a judge said no.

The UC Native American Opportunity Plan seeks to make the system a viable option for Native students in California by offering them free tuition. But Native students enrolled at UC campuses report that strains on their budgets along with insufficient resources and faculty representation have been obstacles to academic success.

The true cost of college in California depends on how much financial aid students qualify for and the cost of housing where they attend.

California’s community colleges are reporting a rise in financial aid fraud. In January, suspected bots represented 1 in 4 college applicants. Schools have given away millions to these scams, and college officials say fraudsters are getting smarter with the help of AI.

After bringing his story all the way to the University of California Board of Regents, a disabled UC Berkeley student has prompted the UC to ensure emergency evacuation chairs are in every multi-storied building in the 10-university system.

After a federal financial aid glitch, students will have more time to apply for state aid.

A decade ago the state remade its school funding system to funnel more money to low-income students, English learners and foster youth.

A new federal student aid application is blocking some students from completing their forms. Now California legislators are trying to extend the deadline for state student aid.

California’s three public university systems are either setting or reworking their climate plans to fall in line with the state’s goal for carbon neutrality by 2045, all while striving to expand in size and scope. New plans do away with a large reliance on carbon offsets, making an already difficult and costly process of reducing emissions even harder.