Region’s colleges look out of state for students, more tuition money
Universities such as MU are importing more students, and more tuition money. By MARÁ ROSE WILLIAMS The Kansas City Star MIKE RANSDELL | The Kansas City Star A growing number […]
Tag Archives: California
UC threatening to hold ‘higher education hostage’
Becky Yeh – OneNewsNow Californiacorrespondent An advocate for California taxpayers says the state’s university system is trying to scare voters into passing tax hikes. Meanwhile, salaries of higher-ups within the […]
California. How much would you pay for a country club education?
A great video. Higher education in California isn’t what it used to be. Find out why students are paying higher tuition costs and getting a less comprehensive education in California. […]
Think law school’s expensive? You don’t know the half of it – Outrageous!
By Karen Sloan Law School Transparency executive director Kyle McEntee U.S. News & World Report caused a minor stir in March when it reported that graduates of American Bar Association-accredited […]
CA university slammed for pepper-spraying students
Geoffrey Wildanger, one of the students pepper sprayed by campus police officers at UC-Davis last November, questions members of a task force that looked into the incident, during a town […]
The Assault on Public Education
One of America’s greatest achievements is being defunded and degraded by the dictates of the marketplace. BY Noam Chomsky Mass public education is one of the great achievements of American […]
High acheiving, low income, but ineligible for student aid
Some immigrant students discover dream of college is just a dream – The Seattle Times SEATTLE — When she was in the eighth grade, the student — now a senior […]
Occupy Wall Street Protesters Shifting to College Campuses
Rick Bowmer/Associated Press Police officers in Portland, Ore., pushed people away from a park encampment on Sunday. The protesters were later driven out. By MALIA WOLLAN and ELIZABETH A. HARRIS […]
Fareed Zakaria: Fix Education, Restore Social Mobility
By Fareed Zakaria, CNN I’ve been thinking about occupy Wall Street, which is now occupying a number of other cities in America. What is it really about? The protesters don’t […]
Money for minorities
By Ryan Utter There’s a belief that minorities receive more scholarships and grants than other students. This belief may also be the reason many students are inhibited from applying for […]
Students, Parents Are Determined Despite Rising College Tuition Costs
They were on the lookout for scholarships and financial aid at the City of Commerce’s sixth annual college fair. By Elizabeth Hsing-Huei Chou, EGP Staff Writer More than 700 people […]
Teachers’ Road Map to Nowhere
Written by Larry Sand A new study shows deep flaws in the Los Angeles Unified School District, but the local teachers’ union will resist any meaningful reform. A major study […]
UC Income From Tuition Will Surpass State Funding for the First Time
Propelled by budget crises, California is becoming more like other states in passing more of the burden of a college education on to students. Students near Royce Hall on the […]
California Tax Revenue Plummets in July, Raising Fear of Trigger Cuts
July income was $539 million lower than expected, leading many to doubt the state budget’s assumption of economic recovery and a $4-billion windfall. If revenues remain low, drastic education cuts […]
210 Forum Connects Students, Educators
Eighteen-year-old Mindy Martin wants answers about her future at College of the Sequoias. So, Monday night, the freshman took the initiative to attend a forum designed to answer some of […]
Fee Increases Can’t Continue – Parents and Students Shouldering Burden
Our view: College students and their parents shouldn’t be expected to shoulder an 86 percent tuition increase in just four years. Every time the California State University system raises its […]
Editorial: Strangling Higher Education
Give credit to Solano Community College Superintendent/President Jowel Laguerre. He’s in tough negotiations with employee groups at the college as he struggles to close a $2 million budget gap — […]
The Changing Face of America’s Youth – Ethnic Groups
By John D. Sutter The United States is walking a path to greater diversity. And younger people are leading the way. For the first time in national history, the majority […]
Supporters Launch Campaign to Get Texas Gov. Perry to Run
By Brody Mullins Texas Gov. Rick Perry hasn’t decided if he’ll campaign for president, but that hasn’t stopped some of his supporters launching a campaign of their own. Robert Shuman, […]
College Students Brace For State Budget Cuts
University of California Berkeley student Dior Sweeney poses for a photograph on the campus. California college students could see bigger tuition bills but fewer courses and services after lawmakers passed […]
Scholarship Nonprofit Extending the Dream to Undocumented Students
By Jose Gaspar And the dream goes on. Last October, I wrote about a local nonprofit that had just gotten started with the goal to help undocumented students in Kern […]
10 Most Expensive Public Colleges For Out-Of-State Students
While public universities tend to be a cheaper option for students, attending a public school out of your home state can still be an expensive venture, according to tuition and […]
Grading the Teachers
Teacher evaluations are a useful accountability tool and should be available for public scrutiny. California’s public school teachers are the highest paid in the country, earning about $63,000 a year […]
Teacher Quality Must be Job 1 of Education Reform in L.A.
National Council on Teacher Quality calls attention to just how dramatically L.A. Unified is failing when it comes to recruiting, training, evaluating and compensating teachers. The crisis in Los Angeles […]
GOP Lawmakers Seek to ‘draft’ Texan Rick Perry for president
Republican Assemblyman Dan Logue has made no secret of his admiration for the Lone Star State. The Linda Republican often points to the state’s relatively lax regulatory structure and business-friendly […]
Gov. Rick Perry’s Business-Friendly Texas Thriving
By Kenneth Hanner Across the country, governors are taking back America, piecing together a country weakened by the wealth-destroying policies of Barack Obama. At Human Events this week, we are […]
Unless There is Accountability, We will Never Get the Right System.
The Failure of American Schools By Joel Klein, The Atlantic Joel Klein in Brooklyn on the first day of school, two months before he resigned as chancellor. Who better to lead […]
Texas, America’s Land of Opportunity – Pursues Calif. Businesses After Jobs Summit
By JULIET WILLIAMS SACRAMENTO, Calif. The tiny Los Angeles County city of Vernon is getting no love from state lawmakers who want to dissolve it amid a compensation scandal, but […]
