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Federal cuts will produce new challenges for higher ed, but financial aid priority should go to those with little or no wealth and low incomes.

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

After the Supreme Court ended affirmative action in college admissions, some students are rethinking their school selections. Some colleges are also boosting their student outreach as they seek diversity.

A budget deal between lawmakers and Gov. Gavin Newsmon includes $227 million more for the state’s Middle Class Scholarship, part of a commitment to eventually remove any reason for public university students to borrow loans. The revised program debuted last year, sending an average of nearly $2,000 to 300,000 students.

The first day back from the July Fourth holiday turned out to be very, very busy for the California Legislature.  Let’s get right to the highlights: Caste discrimination bill survives: The first-in-the-nation measure to add caste to California’s anti-discrimination laws is still alive after a key committee hearing on Wednesday. The bill language was tweaked […]

From Jeanne Kuang of CalMatters’ California Divide team: Low wages and unpredictable hours make fast food the industry with the highest percentage of homeless workers in the state, according to a new union-sponsored report that is sure to stoke debate this year amid the latest contentious legislation over the industry’s labor practices.  The report released […]

The Pell Grant program can make college a reality for more students like me, a third year student at UC Berkeley.

Legislation in the state Senate would make California the first state in the nation to establish basic consumer protections for student loan borrowers.

Susanna Cooper and Michal Kurlaender, UC Davis: Allowing high school students to take college-level courses while they are still in high school is good for students, good for high schools, and good for community colleges, which are the primary vehicle for dual enrollment. Asian American students are more than twice as likely to enroll in college-level courses as African American students. And there are 1,260 high schools in California in which zero students are dual enrolled.

The cost of a college degree is soaring in California, where public universities were once free. What happened? And what can be done for students and families?