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Oakland High School senior Mia Irvin-Pollard gets ready to start her work day as an intern for Okta Inc. from the apartment she shares with her grandmother on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020, in Oakland. Photo by Aric Crabb, Bay Area News Group

California Divide

Fewer internships for Bay Area high school seniors to boost college apps

by Laurence Du Sault November 23, 2020November 23, 2020

For some students, it feels like the challenges have gotten even tougher.

California Capitol. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Proposition 16: A new fight over affirmative action

by Dan Walters October 4, 2020October 4, 2020

Students sunbathe on the lawn at UC Berkeley on March 12, 2020. The university suspended most in-person classes on Tuesday due to Coronavirus concerns. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

State auditor blasts UC for admitting unqualified students based on wealthy connections

by Mikhail Zinshteyn September 22, 2020September 22, 2020

New California laws 2020

Video

New Year, new laws: Our video playlist will get you up-to-speed on 11 key 2020 laws in a minute

by Byrhonda Lyons December 31, 2019January 2, 2020

Football game Cal vs. UC Davis. Photo by Jose Carlos Fajardo of Bay Area News Group.

Higher Education

Watch new 2020 law #10: California increases oversight of college admissions

by Felicia Mello and Byrhonda Lyons December 30, 2019December 30, 2019

UC, SAT, University of California, Varsity Blues

Higher Education

If the University of California drops the SAT, what would take its place?

by Felicia Mello December 10, 2019December 16, 2019

Berkeley, California, USA - October 15, 2016: University of California entrance sign on the corner of Oxford Street and Center Street at Berkeley, California. Over 150 years old, and with many Nobel Prizes winners (they even have reserved parking spots for them), the campus serves almost 40,000 students within an open green space.

Higher Education

Behind UC’s ‘admission by exception’ side door: sports, money, diversity — and secrecy

by Felicia Mello August 9, 2019October 14, 2019

Newsletters, WhatMatters

Finding a friend in Oregon, Newsom’s lawsuit pays off and the Nazi next door

by Ben Christopher June 7, 2019

Doheny Library on the campus of the University of Southern California in Los Angeles

Private colleges wary as California legislator calls for crackdown on legacy admits

by Felicia Mello March 30, 2019June 23, 2020