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Tag: student loans

Students need Pell Grants to double

Avatar by Guest Commentary January 22, 2021January 21, 2021

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

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
California Gov. Gavin Newsom announces an executive order requiring all new passenger vehicles sold in the state to be zero-emission by 2035, a move the governor says would achieve a significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, at a press conference on Sept. 23, 2020, at Cal Expo in Sacramento. Photo by Daniel Kim, The Sacramento Bee via AP/Pool

Newsom’s fast-approaching deadline

Emily Hoeven by Emily Hoeven September 28, 2020September 28, 2020

On hold: Loan repayment for Medi-Cal doctors, dentists awaits final budget plans

Ana B. Ibarra by Ana B. Ibarra June 8, 2020June 8, 2020

VA yanks authority from California agency overseeing veterans’ education

Felicia Mello by Felicia Mello September 6, 2019September 8, 2019

Alas, paper receipt ban, we hardly knew ye: 2019 bills get winnowed some more

Avatar by Laurel Rosenhall August 30, 2019August 31, 2019
anta Clara University 2018 commencement in Stevens Stadium on Saturday, June 16, 2018 in Santa Clara, Calif. (Maritza Cruz/ Bay Area News Group)

As Trump rolls back student loan protections, an Obama-era watchdog brings the fight to California

Felicia Mello by Felicia Mello April 23, 2019August 30, 2019
With California’s primary just days away, here’s a sampling of some of the players spending big to influence your vote:

Student loans, Tesla sales, child labor, Oakland A’s, and syphilis

Dan Morain by Dan Morain April 22, 2019
U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos

Judge sides with California, faults DeVos for delaying student borrower protection

Felicia Mello by Felicia Mello September 12, 2018June 23, 2020
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