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Tag: community college

San Francisco native Veronica Garcia sits for a portrait at Bernal Heights park on Feb. 18, 2021. Garcia says when she entered San Francisco City College in 2008 she was required to take remedial classes which caused her to take more than four years before she was able to transfer to a four-year university. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters
Posted inEducation

Tens of thousands of community college students still taking unnecessary remedial classes

Mikhail Zinshteyn by Mikhail Zinshteyn February 19, 2021February 19, 2021

A 2017 law started to phase out remedial courses at community colleges, but while there’s been progress, many students still end up taking classes experts say they don’t need.

Community College
Posted inMy Turn

New Education secretary should look to community colleges in recovery

Avatar by Guest Commentary February 9, 2021February 9, 2021
Posted inEducation

Newsom calls textbooks “racket,” proposes money to create free ones

Mikhail Zinshteyn by Mikhail Zinshteyn January 13, 2021January 13, 2021
Butte College campus bustles between classes on February 12, 2020. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters
Posted inEducation

A billion dollars in federal relief is coming to California’s community colleges and their students

Mikhail Zinshteyn by Mikhail Zinshteyn December 23, 2020December 28, 2020
Posted inPolitics

What the federal stimulus package means for California

Avatar by Laurel Rosenhall December 22, 2020December 21, 2020
student homelessness
Posted inMy Turn

Crisis of rising student homelessness worthy of immediate action

Avatar by Guest Commentary November 23, 2020November 24, 2020
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