Higher Education

A new study found that California colleges are doing a middling job of directing students toward optimal and up-to-date options for math courses.

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s signature Monday on AB 1460 means students in the CSU system will have to take an ethnic studies course before graduation. The bill overrides a similar but less strict requirement the system imposed earlier this summer.

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

Congress should approve federal funds needed for universities to continue to play a leading role in combating today’s public health emergency.

Two key members of the UC Board of Regents are in favor of a model that would reduce top salaries to help offset pandemic expenses. Also, next year’s UC budget has more money for policing and the stage has been set for a likely September vote about a telescope in Hawaii.

Our international students have paid tuition, signed housing leases and registered for classes; and now they have to get on the next plane home.

California needs an educational data system that follows students from preschool through college and puts the highest priority on equity of student opportunity.

The governor’s proposal to temporarily raise funds from some businesses would generate $4.4 billion, but it remains woefully inadequate. More can be done.

California remains in limbo as coronavirus cases rise, deaths fail to budge. Budget cuts mostly spare homelessness programs. Concern over released inmates grows.

While student financial aid remains largely intact, California's public colleges and universities not only lose what the governor proposed in January, but can expect 10% less in the coming year. Brace for online classes and a debate about raising tuition.