Cal State University workers call for strike Nov. 14
Skilled trades workers at 22 Cal State University campuses plan to hold an unfair labor practice strike Tuesday, Nov. 14, claiming their wages fall far below that of UC employees …
Higher education
How California college admissions are changing after the end of affirmative action
BY CAROLYN JONES AND MIKHAIL ZINSHTEYN | CalMatters For students of color, the Supreme Court’s recent ban on affirmative action has left them frustrated but undaunted as they plow through …
Banning AI in the classroom would be a generational mistake
American higher education is in a tug-of-war over the merits and potential abuses of AI. Fearing the self-learning artificial intelligence algorithm will render meaningless the traditional teacher-student relationship, some want …
Student loan debt payments hit HBCU graduates especially hard
Jarrell Dillard | (TNS) Bloomberg News The return of federal student loan payments in October threatens to derail prospects for graduates of Historically Black Colleges and Universities, a cohort already …
California State University faculty authorizes strike
Faculty members at California State University have voted to authorize a strike, demanding a new deal with increased pay, lower class sizes, and more manageable workloads for staff across the …
Cal State East Bay offers online courses in cannabis education
Cal State East Bay is offering a new educational program to train people to be leaders in the cannabis industry. The university is the first school in the California State …
These community colleges let students learn at their own pace
Elaine S. Povich | Stateline.org (TNS) Jaqueline Yalda, who has been a campus police officer at El Paso Community College in Texas for a decade, sought a promotion earlier this …
A shortage of teachers for computer science classes puts California near the bottom of a national instruction ranking
Five years ago, California embarked on an ambitious plan to bring computer science to all K-12 students, bolstering the state economy and opening doors to promising careers — especially for …
Hive mind project nets scholarship for Campbell teen
Busy as a bee Anna Yang, 18, of Campbell is among 21 Davidson Fellows Scholarship Program winners for 2023. Yang, a freshman at Stanford University, won a $10,000 scholarship for …
De Anza College faculty, students seek name change for school
CUPERTINO — De Anza College is the latest Bay Area institution where students, faculty and community members are pushing for a name change to honor indigenous people who were harmed …