Students

A new California volunteer financial aid program for college students is using less than half of its budgeted money on actual student aid. Should this money support an expensive volunteer program or go to students directly?

New approaches to youth engagement and education are keys to bringing about environmental justice in communities of color.

Student housing in California is already tight and the state has big plans to expand enrollment at the University of California and the Cal States. A $5 billion proposal would give campuses loans at no interest to expand their housing stock.

Our outdated education system too narrowly defines student success and should move toward a competency-based approach to learning.

A new California law requires public colleges to update diplomas and records for transgender students who have changed their names. Students and advocates say it's affirming and will prevent discrimination.

Thousands of affordable student housing slots are in jeopardy after the Cal State system misread the fine print for a new $2 billion state student housing program, CalMatters has discovered. With the deadline for applications passed, a solution remains unclear.

AB 928 builds on existing law and improves the pathway for community college students to transfer to California State University.

While Gov. Newsom brags about students returning to classrooms, an EdSource report found many districts are experiencing a massive uptick in chronic absenteeism.

Read this article in English.  En resumen Las escuelas secundarias de California dicen que preparan a los estudiantes para la universidad, pero rara vez el público tiene los datos para ver si los estudiantes realmente llegaron a la universidad y prosperaron. California está atrasada a nivel nacional en datos públicos que muestran cómo los estudiantes se […]

California high schools say they make students college-ready, but rarely does the public have the data to see if students actually made it to college and thrived. California lags the nation in public data that shows how students move from school to college and the workforce. A statewide fix is on the horizon.