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University-Udacity partnership brings innovative online courses to students -...
In announcing San Jose State University’s contract with the online course developer Udacity to offer three innovative math classes, Gov. Jerry Brown bristled at a press conference Tuesday when the...
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Community colleges to release scorecard rivaling the president’s - by Kathryn...
Students planning to attend one of the nation’s 4,500 colleges and universities have a new interactive College Scorecard touted by President Obama in his State of the Union address as a tool “to...
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Pursuit of college financial aid varies widely among high schools - by John...
California high school seniors are losing out on potentially hundreds of millions of dollars each year in financial aid – and forgoing the opportunity to attend college they assume they cannot afford –...
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Questions surround bill proposing online course network at colleges - by...
California could lead the charge in developing a network of online public college courses open to all students enrolled in the University of California, California State University and the California...
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State Board eliminates incentives to offer Algebra in 8th grade - by John...
The State Board of Education voted unanimously Wednesday to remove state incentives encouraging schools to offer Algebra I in 8th grade. The move was both a vote of confidence in the new Common Core...
View ArticleUC faculty reject shared online course network - by Kathryn Baron
The University of California’s Academic Senate is dead set against a bill by State Senate President pro Tem Darrell Steinberg that would open access to hard-to-get required courses through a statewide...
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Promising signs, potential lessons from Long Beach College Promise - by John...
A new way of determining students’ readiness for college courses could be the missing link that will allow the much heralded Long Beach College Promise to fulfill its promise. The College Promise,...
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LA Unified off track to meet deadline for college prep courses - by Kathryn...
Los Angeles Unified School District has some work ahead of it to meet its deadline for all students to pass college-preparatory classes in order to graduate. Only about a quarter of students who...
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Disparities in education can crush aspirations in heart of Silicon Valley -...
Sunnyvale, in the heart of Silicon Valley, is home to such high-tech fixtures as Yahoo!, Juniper Networks, AMD and Applied Micro, plus aerospace/defense operations of Lockheed Martin and Honeywell. Yet...
View ArticleU.S. Supreme Court sends affirmative action case back to lower court - by...
Affirmative action programs in college admissions stand for now after the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday remanded a closely watched Texas case back to a lower court for a more vigorous review. In...
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Homeland Security chief Janet Napolitano tapped to head University of...
Janet Napolitano, Secretary of Homeland Security, has been selected as the next president of the University of California. Credit: Department of Homeland Security U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security...
View ArticleNapolitano named new UC president amid student protests - by Kathryn Baron
Homeland security chief Janet Napolitano will become the first woman to head the University of California in its 145-year history after her selection was approved Thursday by UC regents in a meeting...
View ArticleOnline course experiment between Udacity, San Jose State falls short - by...
San Jose State’s experiment with online course provider Udacity produced disappointing results, according to an article in Inside Higher Ed, and the university has decided to stop the partnership for...
View ArticleSan Jose State, Udacity online course experiment posts higher summer grades -...
Summer was a better season than spring for a much-touted online course partnership between San Jose State University and online course provider Udacity, according to a status update on the program...
View ArticlePoll: Colleges falter in meeting enrollment goals - by Kathryn Baron
More than half of the nation’s colleges and universities aren’t able to fill their classrooms, according to a Gallup Poll of admissions directors. The annual Survey of College and University Admissions...
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Color-blind: It’s now the only option for admissions to UC campuses - by...
Peter Schrag Major civil rights organizations, supported by briefs from an array of education groups, were in the U.S. Supreme Court this month seeking to overturn Michigan’s Proposal 2 – a clone of...
View ArticleQ&A: Janet Napolitano discusses the work ahead at UC - by Peter Schurmann/New...
In September, former secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano took over as president of the University of California, the first woman to hold that position. She now heads a $24 billion system...
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Report: College promise bypassing Latinos - by Kathryn Baron
Latinos are attending college in record numbers, a new report says, but only small numbers ultimately graduate with degrees or certificates. Credit: EdSource file photo Latinos are the fastest growing...
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More money, no tuition hikes for state colleges and universities - by Kathryn...
The governor’s budget proposal calls for increased funding for colleges and universities and a moratorium on tuition increases. Credit: Foothill College Gov. Jerry Brown’s budget proposal boosts...
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Community college chief touts access for low-income students at D.C. summit -...
California Community College Chancellor Brice Harris pledged before the president, first lady and the nation on Thursday to press forward with policies aimed at opening the doors to college for more...
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