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A new state law bans private colleges from considering an applicant’s ties to family members who are alumni or donors. California’s public universities don’t use legacy admissions.

Lea esta historia en Español Update: On Oct. 10, The California Court of Appeals in the First District denied the legal petition filed against the University of California. The legal team suing the UC said on Oct. 14 that it’ll file a new petition with the California Supreme Court within a week. Members of the […]

This story was updated Oct. 1, 2024. California’s private nonprofit colleges will no longer be able to grant students an admissions advantage if their parents donated to or went to the same college after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law this morning banning the practice.  The state joins a rarefied group of four others that […]

A change in California law has set new rules for when young athletes can play and practice in high temperatures, affecting schools and teams across the state.

California's public schools face a one-two punch of decreasing enrollment and increasing truancy, which contribute to their financial distress.

The University of California’s student government wants every campus to have a collegiate recovery program, which offer support groups and other tools to help students battle addiction. Right now half of the campuses have them.

Changes are underway one year after scathing audits showed how the California State University system failed to handle reports of sexual discrimination, harassment and assault in its Title IX offices.

A program for low-income, first-generation STEM students at community colleges is receiving millions of dollars to expand across the state.

The bill would stop schools from notifying parents if a student starts using different pronouns or identifies as a gender other than what’s on school records.

Five college graduates reflect on their unique college experience and look forward to their early career plans.