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Tag: Financial aid

Butte College campus bustles between classes on February 12, 2020. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

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

Assuming the president approves Congress’ bipartisan relief package of $900 billion, California community colleges expect to receive $1 billion in sorely needed cash, money meant for direct student aid and to shore up colleges’ battered finances.

Students walking across UC Merced campus on August 2, 2019. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

New data sheds light on parent debt burden for college students

Mikhail Zinshteyn by Mikhail Zinshteyn December 10, 2020December 10, 2020
UCLA student Dulce Jimenez at her boyfriend’s apartment, where she often goes to study. Jimenez is one of a growing number of California students appealing their financial aid packages due to pandemic-related expenses. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters via Google Hangout

Financial aid appeals surge as students cope with pandemic hardships

Vanessa Arredondo by Vanessa Arredondo July 22, 2020December 14, 2020

Public health and cannabis vapes, police use of force and mental illness, and parents seeking a better life get a break

Dan Morain by Dan Morain September 30, 2019September 30, 2019
Bianca Rojas and her partner Jose Yat with their children Adeline, 2, and Jasper, 18 months. They are both enrolled full-time as college students, Jose at Cal Poly Pomona and Bianca at Cal State Long Beach and after a long day at school trying to get the kids fed and bathed and ready for bed. Jose says he tries to get his schoolwork done during breaks at school during the day. He is too tired to do any schoolwork after the kids get to bed. Their day starts around 6am as they get ready for school and to drop their kids at daycare on the way to school. They live in the renovated garage behind Jose's parents home in South Gate.

California’s latest undergrad project? More aid for campus moms and dads

Adria Watson by Adria Watson September 29, 2019September 29, 2019
Money cost saving or money reserve for goal and success in school, higher level education concept : US dollar coins / cash, a black graduation cap or hat, a certificate / diploma on white background.

The #RealCollege guru offers three ways to fix California’s student financial aid

Felicia Mello by Felicia Mello March 25, 2019June 23, 2020

San Francisco gives kindergartners free money for college. Could it work statewide?

Felicia Mello by Felicia Mello January 20, 2019June 23, 2020
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