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Students on the campus at Cal State LA. Credit: Erik Adams / EdSource Now that the Supreme Court has decided to end affirmative action in college applications, campuses across the nation must learn from both the early struggles as well as the recent successes California’s public universities have faced since the state’s Proposition 209 vote. […]

Credit: Alison Yin for EdSource This story was updated to include President Biden’s comments about the ruling and his plans to help student borrowers. The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday struck down President Joe Biden’s ambitious plan to erase $400 billion in student debt — affecting about 43 million borrowers nationwide including about 3.5 million

University of California, Irvine Credit: University of California, Irvine / Flickr This story was updated to include comments from participants in a webinar hosted by the Campaign for College Opportunity. With the U.S. Supreme Court ruling Thursday that race-conscious admissions are unlawful, colleges and universities across the country hoping to enroll diverse student bodies will

Harvard student Samaga Pokharel, right, and other activists rally as the Supreme Court hears oral arguments on a pair of cases that could decide the future of affirmative action in college admissions, in Washington, Monday, Oct. 31, 2022. Credit: AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite This story was last updated at 4:26 p.m. with additional information. The

Sonya Christian started in her role as chancellor of of the California Community Colleges on June 1. Credit: Bakersfield College Sonya Christian, the new chancellor for the California Community Colleges, has ambitious goals for the system of 116 colleges. To tackle declining enrollment that she describes as a “crisis situation,” she wants to appeal to

Compton Community College District CEO Keith Curry, second from the left, celebrated Compton College’s commencement ceremony on June 9 with students and family. Courtesy: Compton Community College District We must do more to nurture and ensure Black student success, not just at Compton College, but across the state, the country and through many levels of

A preschooler plays a math game at the Lighthouse for Children in Fresno. Credit: Zaidee Stavely/EdSource If you’re enrolling your child in California state-subsidized preschool this fall, you’ll be asked new questions about what languages they speak and understand. It’s part of a new effort to identify which preschoolers speak languages other than English and

Gov. Gavin Newsom delivers his budget proposal in Sacramento on Jan. 10, 2023. Credit: José Luis Villegas / AP Photo This article was updated June 27 with additional information and to note Gov. Newsom has signed the budget. One day after settling their differences, the Legislature on Tuesday quickly approved a $310 billion 2023-24 state

About 133,000 students in California attend alternative schools. Alison Yin/EdSource If California’s proposed budget is approved as it currently stands, county offices of education will get an increase of $80 million in ongoing funding to be used toward juvenile court schools and alternative schools. It’s an amount that staff in county offices say would help

Credit: John Fensterwald/EdSource Today High school math education has an equity problem. And it won’t be fixed without addressing two concurrent challenges: Too many potential STEM students, especially Latino and Black students, are being filtered out of opportunities because of tracking and placement practices. Too many students of all races are being blocked from pursuing