Education

Some University of California campuses are charging new students hundreds of dollars for orientation sessions even though they take place entirely online.

Almost every waiver application for in-person instruction for grades K-6 has been approved by the state for schools in counties deemed a high risk. But private schools comprise an overwhelming majority of those schools, creating an equity problem.

The Cal State system’s new leader, Joseph I. Castro, starts next January and is the first California native and first Mexican American to hold the post.

The state auditor found a lot of holes in the way the University of California conducts its admissions process, from inappropriate donor influence to questionable student athlete decisions. The state audit also disagrees with the UC’s internal audit.

Lea este artículo en español. California is home to more than 9 million children, many of them hungry, poor and struggling to access health care and quality education. Child advocates were hoping for change with Gov. Gavin Newsom and his attention to early childhood development and education, plans for universal preschool and desire to give extra […]

Without clear guidance from the state, coronavirus testing remains a contentious and costly issue as more school districts inch toward reopening.

At the September UC Regents meeting, top UC officials said things likely won’t return to normal until at least fall 2021, student housing revenue losses could be a billion dollars per year, but enrollment seems stable.

The pandemic situation at UC campuses, and its attendant precautions, is likely to persist until at least fall 2021, a UC health expert says.

Context is king in how foes and backers of affirmative action use statistics, and race would still not play as large a part in the admissions process as some fear.

With sometimes competing public health guidelines coming from the CDC and state and local sources, colleges and universities have made different decisions about how much coronavirus testing should be done, and when. Resources are a factor, according to experts.