Education

Recent nationwide protests have re-ignited scrutiny of how the University of California polices its students.

Lea este artículo en español. The nation’s top court thwarted President Donald Trump’s plans to place more than 600,000 young people — including nearly 200,000 in California — in legal calamity today, ruling that his administration cannot for now dismantle the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA. In a complicated 5-4 split, the U.S. […]

A district judge today barred the U.S. Department of Education’s initial rules about which students could have federal relief money from being enforced. The decision means undocumented students, among others, may receive money from California community colleges as part of the CARES Act. 

State education officials released recommendations for reopening more than 10,000 public schools this fall. They illustrate a number of drastic changes that will need to be made in order for students to practicing social distancing. Most notably, hybrid class schedules will mean a mix of classroom and online learning.

California’s extensive community college system is responsible for helping train a huge number of the state’s police officers. Eloy Ortiz Oakley, the system’s chancellor, wants to change the curriculum to help fight racism. 

Amid the nationwide debate about race and justice, the latest attempt to repeal California's ban on affirmative action programs.

The coronavirus has remade the college experience, pushing classes online and emptying campuses. But many California college students are also workers, and for those in the most essential occupations, that hasn’t changed — even as the state has endured a months-long lockdown.  College students are stocking grocery shelves, cooking takeout food at restaurants and caring […]

Schools plan for next year without knowing how much money they’ll have or which specific guidelines create the safest learning environment for students.

Changing some legal language from 2000 could free up $81 million for the system, but it still needs to find over a billion dollars in solutions.

The UC Board of Regents discussed possible ways to address imminent budget problems, including a 5% tuition increase, as well as complications to a fall reopening.