Education

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With federal protections for immigrant students threatened, California has a lifeline: the California Dream Act Application (CADAA). Last spring, the California Student Aid Commission (CSAC) — the state agency responsible for distributing over $3 billion […]

By Estella Kessler As a school board member in one of California’s most diverse and hard-working communities, I hear from families every day who are struggling. Struggling to put food on the table. Struggling to […]

Almost from the moment it was created in 1979, the U.S. Department of Education has faced calls for its elimination from conservatives, who have argued that it gives the federal government too much sway over […]

With Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) delays and plummeting applications, California is extending financial aid access for all students who need it. The California Student Aid Commission reports a 25% fall in high […]

University tuition is free! No, wait, the full cost of college is tens of thousands of dollars annually. Hold up. There’s enough financial aid to bring down the price tag to just a few thousand […]

While most schools in the United States do not report using corporal punishment — the use of pain as punishment — it still impacts tens of thousands of students annually, particularly in states where it […]

When California’s governors and legislators write state budgets, they begin with projecting how much revenue the state is likely to receive. It’s a semi-educated guess that is often billions of dollars removed from the eventual […]

In 2021, nearly 2.5 million Latinos in the United States held advanced degrees such as master’s degrees or doctorates. This represented a huge increase over 2000, when 710,000 Latinos held advanced degrees. The shift reflects […]