The University of California said it would claw back wages paid to workers who went on strike in late 2022. The move affects 48,000 workers.
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College enrollment decline leads to funding changes for underperforming Cal State schools
Cal State leaders revealed a new plan that will take money from campuses missing enrollment targets and give it to schools exceeding their targets.
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UC strike could stretch on despite tentative deal
A tentative deal reached Friday between the University of California and unions representing some 36,000 striking academic workers could be on thin ice as some members of the bargaining team are urging union members to vote against it.
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As UC strike enters second month, grad workers risk arrest pushing for raises
Teams of striking University of California academic workers are willingly getting arrested in acts of civil disobedience. They view the strategy as a way to escalate their work stoppage, now in its fifth week.
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Cal State’s Black students are falling behind other groups — and poor graduation data obscures the crisis
The way the Cal State system presents graduation rates obscures how the system is failing its Black students.
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Debt-free college: California on verge of spending $632M to help students lessen college debt
Roughly 360,000 UC and Cal State students could receive $1,000 to $3,000 to fund their educations this fall as part of California’s effort to make college debt-free. Another form of aid to help more community college students has a less clear path.
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Without SAT, ACT, what’s next for Cal State admissions?
Cal State joined the University of California in ending its use of an admissions test for freshmen. Now the system is creating a new set of eligibility criteria, the first change since 1965. The plan is to focus on student high school grades and life experiences.
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The collapse of community college enrollment: Can California turn it around?
Despite sinking overall enrollment, some community colleges in California are seeing more students come back. Targeted state aid is likely helping, but so is more in-person instruction.
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If UC Berkeley must cut 3,000 students, should it spare Californians?
If UC Berkeley loses its fight to block a judge’s enrollment cap order, UC Berkeley said it’ll have to deny slots to a third of its incoming class. One key lawmaker thinks the university should give priority to Californians. It’s a coda to ongoing tension over how many nonresident students the UCs should enroll.
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Cal State blunder could mean loss of 3,000 new student housing beds
Thousands of affordable student housing slots are in jeopardy after the California State University 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.