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Dec 4th, 2014
There’s nothing like the start of a good conversation. This week, as state lawmakers gathered for a new legislative session, public higher education became the talk of the town...
The University of California (UC) Regents have approved a whopping 28% increase in tuition over the next five years, if the state doesn’t give the system more funding. Many...
State Senator Ricardo Lara, D-Bell Gardens, proposed Wednesday a constitutional amendment that would give the state Legislature some control over the University of California,...
Dec 3rd, 2014
SACRAMENTO — After University of California regents voted to boost tuition by as much as 5 percent a year unless they receive more state funding, a few observers described the...
Throughout California, local governments have been implementing municipal minimum wage ordinances that raise the pay of hundreds of thousands of low-wage workers — but these...
The University of California’s finances and management are about to get the intense dissection they’ve long deserved, prompted by a power play by UC President Janet...
Perhaps the biggest concern for 21st century college students is figuring out how to pay for their education without falling into the ever-expanding black hole known as “student...
Dec 2nd, 2014
If the statewide student protests weren't enough to signal widespread opposition to a new UC tuition-hike plan, a new poll reveals just how many Californians -- Democrats and...
In the conflict between University officials and state legislators over the recently proposed tuition increase, students are left footing the bill of funding challenges and...