One research institute will receive $4.2 billion in bond money if voters approve Proposition 38 in November. Currently, only one institute in the state meets the criteria to qualify for the money.
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The UC got rid of the SAT in admissions. It could be on its way back
After the University of California stopped requiring the SAT, some professors say students are coming in with weak math and writing skills.
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California community colleges can offer up to 12 new bachelor’s degrees under laws Newsom signed
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed two laws that determine when community colleges can create bachelor’s degrees and how many they can offer.
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Will Newsom let immigrant college students without legal status work at their campuses?
It’s been a four-year battle to allow students without legal status to work at California’s public colleges. The Legislature passed another bill to allow this. Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed it the previous time. What will he do now?
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White House admits it used keywords to kill billions’ worth of California research grants
The Trump administration canceled $2 billion of research grants to University of California professors. Their legal team says it has proof that those terminations were unconstitutional.
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A new review of the SAT in University of California admissions is coming by June 2027
A growing number of professors are pushing the University of California to reinstate the SAT for undergraduate admissions, which the board of regents removed from the admissions process in 2020.
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Bachelor’s degrees at community colleges: Lawmakers say yes, UC and CSU say slow down
A bill making its way through the California Assembly would allow Southwestern College to create up to four additional bachelor’s programs aimed at workforce needs in south San Diego County.
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Republicans ask federal court to overturn California’s new Prop 50 maps
Republicans and the Trump administration are hoping a panel of federal judges in Los Angeles will halt the new Proposition 50 maps from taking effect. But given the Supreme Court’s recent ruling greenlighting Texas’ redrawn maps, their odds appear long.
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Misinformation spreads as Trump moves to cut aid for some California students
The Trump administration is suing California, asking the state to end its policies allowing students without legal status to access in-state tuition and financial aid. But the administration’s legal argument is weak, according to top legal experts.
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Immigration agents signed up to recruit at a California university. Then the protests started
Social media swirled with rumors that ICE would be among the employers at a job fair at Cal Poly Pomona, something the university said is not true. Still, the campus postponed the event over concerns about Customs and Border Protection’s participation.
